There are lane closures on the M25 this morning (Friday, May 24) after a crash involving a car and motorbike. Two out of four lanes are shut on the anticlockwise carriageway at Junction 26 for Waltham Abbey, as drivers continue to face long delays.
According to traffic monitoring site INRIX, queues are stretching back to Junction 27. National Highways reports that ambulance crews are currently at the scene.
The latest INRIX update reads: “Long delays and two lanes closed due to serious accident, a car and a motorbike involved on M25 anticlockwise before J26 A121 Honey Lane (Waltham Abbey). Congestion to J27 M11.”
With today being the start of the long weekend, drivers are being warned over congestion ahead of what is expected to be the busiest late May bank holiday weekend on the roads since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Motoring services company the RAC predicted more than 20 million leisure trips by car will be made between Friday and bank holiday Monday.
That would be the most for the late May bank holiday weekend since 2019. The worst day to travel is likely to be Friday, as the start of the long weekend coincides with the beginning of half-term for many schools.
We have contacted Essex Police and East England Ambulance Service for more information.
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