Part of a major Essex motorway has been shut this afternoon after a crash.

One lane is closed on the M25 in Essex and traffic is slow-moving due to what appears to be a one-car crash.  

The incident is on the M25 anticlockwise from junction 30 (Lakeside / Purfleet) to junction 29 (Romford / Basildon).

Lane one (of four) is closed halfway along, according to reports.

A photo from the scene shows police have closed that part of the major road off.

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