SEVERE delays are ongoing on a major road this afternoon. 

There are delays for drivers of 31 minutes on the M24 anticlockwise from junction four Orpington. 

There are queues in both directions of the M25. 

Echo: Traffic: queuing traffic at the Dartford River crossingTraffic: queuing traffic at the Dartford River crossing (Image: AA)

A spokesman for AA said: "Severe delays of 31 minutes and delays increasing on M25 anticlockwise between J4 (Orpington) and A282 Canterbury Way. Average speed ten mph."