DRIVERS are facing severe delays on the M25 in Essex this evening rush hour as three lanes are shut off after a crash.

Three lanes are closed just before junction 25, near Waltham Cross, due to an accident. One lane is also closed at junction 26 due to a crash.

Drivers are facing severe delays of up to 90 minutes back past junction 27.

This is following a multiple vehicle crash on the M25 anti-clockwise between junction 26 and junction 25 within the Holmesdale Tunnel.

Traffic officers and recovery agents are working at the scene to clear the vehicles involved.