TRAINS between Southend to London are running late after a vehicle hit a bridge.

Trains on Greater Anglia’s line between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street are delayed by up to 10 minutes after the vehicle hit the railway bridge at about 9.30am today.

Trains are running over the bridge affected by this incident at a slower speed than normal, until Network Rail engineers complete full safety checks.

An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.

See www.greateranglia.co.uk for more details.