Police from Acton are growing increasingly concerned for the safety and welfare of an elderly woman who went missing this morning in the Greenford area.
70-year-old Maria Abreu was last seen at 8:30am on Ridding Lane.
Maria is Portuguese and arrived in the UK in 2012 to spend time with her family. She does not speak any English and appeared in a vulnerable state before she went missing.
She has contacts in both the Greenford and Acton areas.
The grandmother is described as having dark hair and eyes and 5ft 7in tall.
She was last seen wearing a red two-piece suit and carrying a large brown paper bag and a black holdall or handbag.
Anyone who has seen Maria is asked to contact Acton CID on 020 8721 7036.
A40 Western Avenue into town partially blocked, slow traffic due to accident between A406 North Circular Road (Hanger Lane Gyratory) and A4000 Leamington Park (Gypsy Corner).
One lane closed and very slow traffic due to grass cutting on A40 Western Avenue Eastbound between A4000 Leamington Park (Gypsy Corner) and Old Oak Road (Savoy Circus), congestion on A40 to Alliance Road (Western Avenue Retail Park).
Queueing traffic dueto earlier accident on A40 Western Avenue into town after A4000 (Gypsy Corner),congestion on A40 Western Avenue to A4127 (Greenford Flyover). Travel time isaround 25 minutes.
