Six-vehicle crash closes M25 anti-clockwise in Essex

Summarised from 5 outlets · 22 reports · Updated 14 Nov, 01:32 · Archive

Six vehicles crashed on the M25 anti-clockwise in Essex near Waltham Abbey early on 12 November, causing hour-long delays.

A six-vehicle crash closed the M25 anti-clockwise near Waltham Abbey on the morning of 12 November. The collision involved a lorry, a van and four cars and occurred at approximately 06:30 GMT between junction 27 for the M11 and junction 26.

Essex Police said there were no reported injuries from the crash. The motorway was initially held completely, but National Highways later reopened two of the four lanes. Lanes one and two remained affected just after the Bell Common Tunnel.

Traffic delays were severe in the area. National Highways estimated that drivers faced delays of about an hour, with congestion building all the way back to junction 29 at the A127. Recovery work was underway at the scene to clear the vehicles.

National Highways forecast that the incident would be cleared by around 09:30 GMT. Motorists were advised to allow extra time for their journeys while the recovery operation continued.

How it is being reported

• MAYHEM as crash brings major Essex route to a HALTM25 crash: clockwise traffic held between Junction 27 for the M11 and Junction 28 for the A12, with delays building. Drivers urged to find alternatives.Colchester Gazette · 13 Nov, 19:11
• MAYHEM as crash brings major Essex route to a HALTM25 crash: clockwise traffic held between Junction 27 for the M11 and Junction 28 for the A12, with delays building. Drivers urged to find alternatives.Echo (Basildon) · 13 Nov, 19:11
• MAYHEM as crash brings major Essex route to a HALTM25 crash: clockwise traffic held between Junction 27 for the M11 and Junction 28 for the A12, with delays building. Drivers urged to find alternatives.Brentwood Guardian · 13 Nov, 19:11
• Emergency services rush to scene as crash CLOSES busy roadM11 crash near Harlow causes major delays after a multi-vehicle collision, with London-bound traffic held at Junction 7 for A414 and queues to Harlow North.Colchester Gazette · 13 Nov, 17:43
• Emergency services rush to scene as crash CLOSES busy roadM11 crash near Harlow causes major delays after a multi-vehicle collision, with London-bound traffic held at Junction 7 for A414 and queues to Harlow North.Brentwood Guardian · 13 Nov, 17:43
• Emergency services rush to scene as crash CLOSES busy roadM11 crash near Harlow causes major delays after a multi-vehicle collision, with London-bound traffic held at Junction 7 for A414 and queues to Harlow North.Echo (Basildon) · 13 Nov, 17:43
• Crash causing CHAOS on major Essex routeM25 crash near Lakeside causes delays in Essex, with the clockwise exit slip road partially blocked at Junction 30. Queues affect Purfleet traffic.Colchester Gazette · 13 Nov, 15:18
• Crash causing CHAOS on major Essex routeM25 crash near Lakeside causes delays in Essex, with the clockwise exit slip road partially blocked at Junction 30. Queues affect Purfleet traffic.Echo (Basildon) · 13 Nov, 15:18
• Crash causing CHAOS on major Essex routeM25 crash near Lakeside causes delays in Essex, with the clockwise exit slip road partially blocked at Junction 30. Queues affect Purfleet traffic.Brentwood Guardian · 13 Nov, 15:18
• Live updates as traffic stopped on M25 with 90 minute delaysAll traffic has been held on the M25 anticlockwise near junction 27 following a crash. Delays of around 90 minutes and increasingEcho (Basildon) · 13 Nov, 09:09
• Live updates as traffic stopped on M25 with 90 minute delaysAll traffic has been held on the M25 anticlockwise near junction 27 following a crash. Delays of around 90 minutes and increasingBrentwood Guardian · 13 Nov, 09:09
• Live updates as traffic stopped on M25 with 90 minute delaysAll traffic has been held on the M25 anticlockwise near junction 27 following a crash. Delays of around 90 minutes and increasingColchester Gazette · 13 Nov, 09:09
• Rush hour delays in Colchester as multiple routes face standstill trafficDrivers face rush hour chaos across Colchester this morning, with several key routes suffering severe congestion.Colchester Gazette · 13 Nov, 09:05
• Live updates with ALL TRAFFIC HELD on busy section of M25All traffic is being held on M25 near Waltham Abbey after a crash.Echo (Basildon) · 12 Nov, 15:31
• Live updates with ALL TRAFFIC HELD on busy section of M25All traffic is being held on M25 near Waltham Abbey after a crash.Colchester Gazette · 12 Nov, 15:31
• Live updates as four incidents cause major disruption on M25Four incidents are causing serious disruption accross the M25 including in Essex and near Heathrow Airport.Echo (Basildon) · 12 Nov, 09:18
• Live updates as four incidents cause major disruption on M25Four incidents are causing serious disruption accross the M25 including in Essex and near Heathrow Airport.Colchester Gazette · 12 Nov, 09:18
• Severe M25 delays after lorry, van and 4 cars crash near Waltham AbbeyThere are long delaysEssexLive · 12 Nov, 08:19
• Multiple-vehicle crash causes M25 delaysPolice say six vehicles are involved in the early morning crash.BBC Essex · 12 Nov, 07:22
• Chaos on the M25 as two separate crashes leads to 75 minute delaysDrivers are facing severe delays across the M25 this morning following two separate crashes.Brentwood Guardian · 12 Nov, 07:10
• Chaos on the M25 as two separate crashes leads to 75 minute delaysDrivers are facing severe delays across the M25 this morning following two separate crashes.Echo (Basildon) · 12 Nov, 07:10
• Chaos on the M25 as two separate crashes leads to 75 minute delaysDrivers are facing severe delays across the M25 this morning following two separate crashes.Colchester Gazette · 12 Nov, 07:10

In this story: M25 · M11 · Waltham Abbey · Essex · National Highways · Essex Police · Bell Common Tunnel · A127

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