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BBC News
07-08-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
HGV fire closes two M25 motorway lanes near Basildon
Two lanes of a motorway have been closed following a HGV fire. National Highways said on X, the M25 in Essex had been blocked between junction 29 at Basildon and junction 30 at Dartford at about 02:23 BST on Thursday. It said the fire service was at the scene and two lanes remained closed. Travel monitoring site, Inrix, said there was slow traffic due to recovery work and an earlier lorry fire. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.


BBC News
17-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
M11 closed southbound after HGV fire
A motorway was closed in both directions after a HGV Highways said the M11 between junction 10, at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, and junction eight, for Stansted Airport in Essex, was closed and fire and emergency services motorway remained closed southbound for a second incident where a crane needed to be recovered. A spokesperson for National Highways said: "Recovery is progressing into its final stages however the lane closure is likely to remain in place." People were advised to allow extra journey times. Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Cambridgeshire or BBC Essex.