A crash on the M25 near Lakeside Shopping Centre is causing severe delays.

All lanes have been closed due to a crash on M25 anticlockwise after Junction 30 on the A13 road (Lakeside/Purfleet).

Traffic is said to be “stationary” due to the crash and there is also congestion leading up to Junction 31.

The incident was first reported at about 4.20pm today.

After 5pm today, only one of three lanes remains closed with queueing traffic due to the crash on the shoulder on M25 anticlockwise after Junction 30 on the A13 road (Lakeside/Purfleet). 

Update 6pm: All lanes have been now been re-opened with queueing traffic now on the hard shoulder on the M25 anticlockwise after J30 A13 (Lakeside / Purfleet).