A shock smash on the UK’s busiest motorway has caused traffic chaos for people travelling to a major airport this afternoon.
The busy M25 has been ground to a halt this morning following reports of a crash, with National Highways rushing to the scene alongside Essex Police.
The country’s largest stretch of motorway has been shuttered between the J29 at Upminster and J30 at Thurrock, with two lanes now unavailable on the route to Stansted Airport.
Congestion is expected to remain for up to an hour, with Highways England saying the traffic incident was “severe” this morning.
The service’s incident log currently states the active incident likely won’t clear until between 12.40pm and 1pm, leaving people waiting up to 10 minutes.
Essex Police confirmed in a statement this afternoon that no one was injured in the incident, with diversions now in place.
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