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M25 chaos after lorry jack-knifes | M25 chaos after lorry jack-knifes |
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A lorry containing boxes of golf balls which jack-knifed across the clockwise carriageway of the M25 in Surrey led to a traffic tailback of 20 miles. | |
The accident at junction seven, where the M25 meets the M23, caused traffic chaos back to junction three in Kent. | |
Lanes one and two - the dedicated lanes for the M23 - were closed at 0545 BST. | |
The congestion was easing six hours later, with reports of six mile tailbacks, but motorists were warned traffic was still moving very slowly. | |
Drivers on the M26 heading westbound onto the clockwise M25 were also affected. | |
Eyewitnesses said hundreds of boxes of golf balls spilled onto the motorway when the lorry jack-knifed. | |
No other vehicles were involved in the accident. | No other vehicles were involved in the accident. |
Mim Lovelock, from the Highways Agency control centre at Godstone, said a forklift truck helped to remove the load, before the lorry was taken off the carriageway. |