M25 traffic LIVE: Chaos as six-vehicle crash sparks massive queues

A crash involving five cars and a van brought a stretch of the M25 to a standstill this morning. One lane was forced to close on the clockwise carriageway before J11 A320 St Peters Way in Chertsey. The closure meant drivers are were left facing disruption from J11 A320 with queues going back towards J9 in Leatherhead.

A statement from Inrix read: "Long delays and one lane closed due to accident on M25 clockwise before J11 A320 St Peters Way (Chertsey). Congestion to a mile before Cobham Services, back towards J9 (Leatherhead), and long queues opposite."

13:23Zahra Khaliq

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11:32Zahra Khaliq

All lanes re-open - but delays continue

All lanes have re-opened following an earlier accident on the M25 clockwise from J9 A243 (Leatherhead) to J11 A320 St Peters Way (Chertsey), according to Inrix. Drivers in the area are still facing delays as traffic gradually eases.

10:26Zahra Khaliq

Hour-long queues on affected route

Drivers are currently facing hour-long queues on the affected route, according to traffic monitoring service Inrix.

10:12KEY EVENT

Nearby junctions face long delays

An earlier closure on the M25 clockwise between J10 in Guildford and J11 in Woking has sparked huge queues despite all lanes now having re-opened. The closure was sparked by a collision.

There are long delays of at least 75 minutes above normal travel times remain on approach, according to National Highways. Drivers are being warned to allow extra journey time.

09:53KEY EVENT

Map shows slow traffic building on M25

A traffic map shows long queues building up on the M25 near Chertsey.

Slow traffic is being reported on the M25 near Chertsey09:24KEY EVENT

Delays sparked by crash involving five cars and van

A crash involving five cars and one van has sparked long delays on the M25 this morning. A statement from Inrix says: "Long delays and one lane closed due to accident, five cars and a van involved on M25 clockwise before J11 A320 St Peters Way (Chertsey).

Congestion to J8 (Reigate), and there was a quick hold at J10 (Wisley) for a broken down car."