DRIVERS are facing "severe" delays on the M25 this afternoon after a crash in south Essex.

The motorway was blocked at junction 29 due to the accident with traffic using the A127 entry slip to go past. 

There are long delays due to the crash and closure, which now on the shoulder on the M25 clockwise.

Although all lanes are now open, severe delays of 45 minutes are being reported back to just after junction 27.