TWO people have died following a multi-vehicle crash on the M11 this afternoon.
The accident at around 2.15pm this afternoon involved three cars, a lorry and a horsebox colliding between the Junctions to Harlow and Stansted airport.
A man has now been arrested for causing death by dangerous driving.
Two people in a car have died and the driver and passenger in another car have been taken to hospital in Cambridgeshire.
A woman has serious internal injuries and was flown by air ambulance while a man was taken by ambulance with a head injury.
Police have advised that the carriageway is completely blocked and impassable, and will remain so throughout this afternoon and into the evening.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternate routes.
Police are in the process of identifying the people who have died and the seriously injured woman to contact their next of kin.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and will be taken to a police station for questioning.
Any witnesses to the crash are asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk
