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Serious Limehouse crash shuts A1203 both ways, paralysing East London rush hour
Serious overnight crash near Limehouse Link Tunnel; A1203 closed both ways for investigation; gridlock past Canary Wharf into Docklands.
Why it matters
A serious overnight crash near the Limehouse Link Tunnel has closed the A1203 "The Highway" in both directions, paralysing the Thursday morning rush hour across East London with no confirmed reopening time.
Full report
The collision happened in the early hours of Thursday, October 1, near the Limehouse Link Tunnel in Tower Hamlets. Metropolitan Police collision investigators closed the A1203 in both directions between Butcher Row and the Limehouse Link Tunnel while evidence is gathered.
As the morning rush hour began, the closure triggered severe congestion: long queues stretched past Canary Wharf into the Docklands, and traffic was also queuing on West India Dock Road towards the A13. Multiple bus routes, including route 100, were forced onto diversions.
Transport for London traffic controllers and emergency services remain on site working to clear the carriageway while collision specialists complete their technical assessments. Three independent sources — the East London Advertiser, East London Times, and TfL open-data service trafficdelays.co.uk — report the closure consistently.
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