M25 crash LIVE: Major UK motorway closes stretch after car flips across lanes
A major crash on a section of the M25 has forced the partial closure of the busy motorway. Two of the four lanes on the anti-clockwise section at junction 30 have been closed after a van overturned in Essex. Essex Police, Essex Fire Service and the East of England Ambulance Service are at the scene.
Traffic monitoring site Inrix said: "Severe delays and two lanes closed due to overturned van on M25 anticlockwise after J30 A282 (Lakeside / Purfleet). Congestion is stretched back through the Dartford tunnels to J2 (A2 Darenth interchange)."
18:01Eliana NunesSevere delays on M25
Traffic monitoring site Inrix said: "Severe delays and two lanes closed due to overturned van on M25 anticlockwise after J30 A282 (Lakeside / Purfleet). Congestion is stretched back through the Dartford tunnels to J2 (A2 Darenth interchange)."
17:55Eliana NunesFive miles of congestion
Traffic has backed up for around five miles following the crash, with drivers facing delays of up to 45 minutes.
17:48KEY EVENTCrash on M25
National Highways East has said in a post on X: "NEW INCIDENT. #M25 anti-clockwise at J30 (#A13, #Thurrock, #Lakeside, #Tilbury) #Essex.
LANES CLOSED.
2 lanes (of 4) closed due to a collision resulting in an overturned car. @EssexPoliceUK, @ECFRS & @EastEnglandAmb on scene.
Long delays back to J1b of #A282 #Dartford."