Long delays hit weekend traffic after lorry crash on M25
Motorists face nearly hour-long delays on the M25 after a lorry crash (Picture: Highways England)
Drivers have been caught in delays on the M25 in Kent after a crash on the UK’s busiest motorway.
Weekend traffic was ground to a halt on the M25 today after a collision involving a lorry, which has closed lanes clockwise.
The incident happened clockwise between junction J5 Sevenoaks and J6 Godstone this morning.
There are delays of 56 minutes with four miles of congestion back towards J4, National Highways warned.
Lanes one and two out of four remain closed at this time, and the emergency services are attending.
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Delays have spilt onto the M26, with congestion snarling back on the westbound carriageway towards junction 2A and the M20.
National Highways said: ‘Lanes 1 & 2 (of 4) remain closed on the M25 clockwise between J5 & J6 after a HGV collided with the nearside barrier/fence. Recovery work is progressing.’
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