Drivers have been warned to expect more than an hour and a half of delays on a major motorway this afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash.
The incident which occurred between Potters Bar and Waltham Cross impacting J24 and J25 on the M25 clockwise was caused by a lorry and two vans colliding.
The incident also led to a significant amount of oil spilling onto the road covering approximately 200 metres taking up two of the outside lanes.
This spillage has caused three out of the four lanes to close with only one operating causing serious delays for drivers this afternoon.
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Drivers have been warned to expect 90-minutes of delays this afternoon
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National Highways traffic officers are leading the scene and shared on X: "Recovery is on scene for the van and contractors are en route to assess [AND] deal with the spillage. There are 90-minute delays and seven miles of congestion on approach".
Due to the delays, drivers across Hertfordshire, and Enfield near Essex have been impacted this afternoon.On top of the delays happening in Hertfordshire, the M25 is also experiencing delays throughout the motorway.
There are currently more than 60 minutes of delays on the motorway anti-clockwise between J17 and J16 with two of the three lanes closed due to an overturned caravan. The event is expected to clear between 4:45pm and 5pm.
Meanwhile, two out of three lanes of the motorway are shut anti-clockwise between J6 in Godstone and J5 in Chipstead Kent following an earlier multi vehicle collision. Delays are approaching 90 minutes so please plan extra journey time.
Kent County Council shared on X: “Traffic being released with one lane of four now open on the approach to J5 (Sevenoaks/M26) following an RTC. Emergency services in attendance. Approach with caution and expect long delays in the area."
Kent Police and ambulance crews are on scene to help with recovery. Motorists are currently facing nine miles of congestion on approach.
A spokesperson for Kent Police told GB News: "Kent Police was called at 2.55pm on Monday February 17 to the M25 between junctions 6 and 5 following reports of a collision involving four vehicles.
"Minor injuries have been reported. The vehicles have been moved off the main carriageway to await recovery."
All lanes have reopened between J5 and J6 but there are still two hour delays on approach with National Highways urging drivers to allow extra journey time while traffic flows return to normal and these delays reduce.
Updating drivers on the oil spill, National Highways shared that two lanes still remain closed between J24 and J25 with recovery underway to clear the vehicles while contractor crews are dealing with a large spillage.
Drivers have now been warned of more than two hour delays on approach to this incident.
Responding to comments from drivers National Highways shared that recovery is on scene while they are dealing with a large spillage. "If all goes well we should have another lane back soon to ease things," they said.
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Map showing impact of road closures on traffic
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The agency explained that recovery of the vehicles involved in the oil spillage has been complete with National Highways contractors working hard to treat the remaining patch of oil.
Normal driving conditions are expected to return by roughly 8pm tonight.
A spokesperson for South East Coast Ambulance Service told GB News: "SECAmb were called at approximately 14:52 today to reports of a RTC on the M25 between junctions 6 and 5. Crews assessed and treated four patients at the scene before conveying two patients to Tunbridge Wells Hospital for further medical treatment and discharging the remaining two patients at the scene."
