Two people have been killed and 51 injured – eight of them seriously – in a crash which closed the M11 in both directions in Essex and Cambridgeshire.
The crash involving a coach and a lorry took place on the southbound carriageway in the early hours.
The casualties were taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow and Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.
The road has been closed between junctions eight and 10.
Diversions are in place via the A505, A10 and A120.
The A11 has also been closed southbound between the A505 and junction nine of the M11.
East of England Ambulance Service said 43 people had suffered minor injuries and eight had been seriously hurt.
The crash happened near junction nine for Saffron Walden and is causing long delays for people heading to Stansted Airport and the 2,000 Guineas race meeting at Newmarket.
Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 0230 BST.
The lorry, which was carrying carrots, spilled its load on to the road and was left on its side on an embankment with the driver trapped.
The coach was upright on the hard shoulder of the motorway with severe damage to its side and rear and an elderly woman trapped on board.
Firefighters from Essex and Cambridgeshire attended the scene and teams used rescue equipment to free the lorry driver and the coach passenger.
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