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Major disruption after M25 crash M25 crash queues reach 60 miles
(10 minutes later)
A jack-knifed lorry on the M25 has led to major delays on both carriageways. A jack-knifed lorry on the M25 has led to major delays in both directions with 60 miles of queues on one carriageway.
Queues reached 20 miles in both directions after the crash at about 1330 BST. Police said there was still heavy disruption on Friday evening. The lorry shed a load of soil and went through the central reservation between junctions four and five, clockwise, at about 1330 BST.
The lorry shed a load of soil and went through the central reservation between junctions four and five, clockwise. On Friday evening, the Highways Agency said anticlockwise queues had stretched back to junction 22 for St Albans.
At the height of the delays, tailbacks were back to Dartford, and Reigate in Surrey, passing the M23 junction for Gatwick Airport, West Sussex. The agency said delays "merged with other queues leaving over 60 miles of queues with small patches moving well".
Police said that other vehicles were not believed to have been involved in the incident, and no-one was thought to have been injured. Half an hour after the accident, tailbacks were up to 20 miles in both directions, back to the Dartford crossing, and Reigate in Surrey, and passing the M23 junction for Gatwick Airport, West Sussex.
In a statement at 1630 BST, Kent Police said there was still heavy disruption back to Dartford.
Recovery operationRecovery operation
Police said that other vehicles were not believed to have been involved in the incident, and no-one was thought to have been injured.
A spokesman said there was some damage to the central reservation barrier, and soil was across the carriageway.A spokesman said there was some damage to the central reservation barrier, and soil was across the carriageway.
"Police are advising drivers to avoid the area and delay your journey if at all possible while the recovery operation takes place," he said."Police are advising drivers to avoid the area and delay your journey if at all possible while the recovery operation takes place," he said.
Earlier, the Highways Agency said three clockwise lanes were blocked by emergency crews dealing with the HGV, with traffic passing on the hard shoulder. Earlier, the Highways Agency said three clockwise lanes had been blocked by emergency crews dealing with the HGV, with traffic passing on the hard shoulder.
One lane was also closed on the anticlockwise carriageway.One lane was also closed on the anticlockwise carriageway.