'Severe' delays on M25 in Essex with lane closure after crash (Image: National Highways)
Drivers are facing "severe" delays on the M25 in Essex this afternoon after a crash.
All traffic was held for almost half an hour just before 2pm today after reports of a crash on the motorway at junction 27.
update-M25 Clockwise- One lane closed at J27 (M11) due to an accident. Long delays back past J26 (A121)
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Traffic has been released but lane one of four is closed following the incident, with congestion past junction 26 in Waltham Abbey.
There are reportedly "severe" delays of around 70 minutes, according to AA traffic reports.
It reports an average speed of ten miles per hour.
- More to follow
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