Queues for five miles as lanes on M25 closed after crash in Essex (Image: Highways England)
TRAFFIC is queuing for five miles on the M25 in Essex as two lanes have been closed after a crash.
The two lanes have been shut on the motorway anticlockwise from junction 27 to junction 26, near Waltham Abbey, after a crash involving a car and a lorry, according to AA traffic updates.
Recovery work is currently underway with traffic queueing for five miles back past junction 27.
The incident is blocking lanes one and two - of four.
"Severe" delays of 23 minutes are increasing on the motorway between junction 28 and junction 26, AA reports.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here