M25 completely shut after air ambulance called to 'multi-vehicle' crash - recap

M25 Completely Shut After Multi-Vehicle Crash

There were long delays for drivers as National Highways reported that three out of four lanes are now open, with delays around 20 minutes and four miles of slow-moving traffic.

Accident Details and Traffic Impact

Traffic monitoring site Inrix reported:

[translate: Severe delays and one lane closed due to multi-vehicle accident on M25 anticlockwise between J25 A10 Great Cambridge Road (Enfield) and J24 A111 Stagg Hill (Potters Bar). Congestion to J26 (Waltham Abbey). Traffic is also slow on the opposite side due to onlookers.]

Alternative routes through Enfield and Edmonton, including the North Circular around the Great Cambridge Interchange, are also congested as drivers seek to avoid the area.

Official Statements

National Highways stated the crash is not as "serious as initially feared", but delays remain.

[translate: #M25 is CLOSED anti-clockwise between J25 (#WalthamCross) and J23 (#PottersBar) due to a collision. Delays of 60 mins, 4 miles of congestion. The injury is not as serious as initially feared. The M25 clockwise is NOW OPEN between J23 (#A1M) and J25.]

They also warned on social media about "delays in excess of an hour" with around three miles of congestion.

Emergency Response

National Highways confirmed that an air ambulance was called to the scene. The M25 remains closed anticlockwise between J25 and J24, and the clockwise carriageway is also closed between J23 and J25 to allow the air ambulance to arrive.

Travelers are advised to plan ahead due to ongoing disruptions this afternoon.

Summary: A multi-vehicle crash closed parts of the M25, causing significant delays and requiring an air ambulance, though injuries are now reported less serious than first feared.

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