M25 drivers are facing rush hour traffic chaos this evening following a huge crash involving two lorries. The vehicles have collided on the anti-clockwise stretch of the UK’s busiest motorway at junction 30 near the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex.
National Highways East said the crash has inflicted “heavy damage” and a “full recovery is needed”, warning drivers face “long delays” during the busy rush hour period back into Kent through the Dartford Tunnel. Two of three lanes have been closed as a result. The traffic agency wrote on X: “#M25 anti-clockwise at J30 (#Thurrock, #Tilbury, #Lakeside, #A13), #Essex. LANES CLOSED. 2 lanes (of 3) closed due to collision involving 2 lorries. Heavy damage and full recovery needed. Expect long delays through rush hour back in to #Kent through #DartfordTunnel.”
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