Three-vehicle accident closes part of M25
Part of the M25 has been closed anticlockwise after a crash involving three vehicles.
Emergency services are at the scene of the incident between junctions 27 and 28, near Brentwood in Essex.
Lanes three and four of the motorway were initially closed during the morning rush hour.
Traffic has since been temporarily held, with tailbacks of four miles (6.4km) reported.
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