M25 TRAFFIC LATEST: Fatal lorry crash - lanes to be closed for FIVE hours
HUGE tailbacks are developing after a fatal accident on the busy M25 London orbital motorway – with commuters warned two lanes will be closed for FIVE HOURS.
Police at the scene following the accident
Lanes one and two of the motorway are closed between J26 and J27 of the M25 anticlockwise at Waltham Abbey while recovery work takes place to move an overturned lorry.
The problems are a result of a collision between the lorry and a car last night – which forced police to close the road completely until 2am this morning.
Standstill traffic all around Waltham Abbey this morning following the serious #m25 crash earlier.
— ↪ Lorraine ↩ (@yogawoman) March 20, 2018
Access to Epping via upshire is clear but lorry on its side is visible on this route. Avoid Epping forest/Woodridden Hill to and from the Abbey. pic.twitter.com/qOkvgoy45A
Two women were pronounced dead at the scene. A man and a 10-year-old girl were taken to hospital by air ambulance.
The man was uninjured but the girl is suffering from life-threatening injuries, while a man,
At the moment there are delays of about one hour, with almost five miles of congestion.
The recovery is expected to take between four and five hours to be completed.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a collision on the #M25 at #WalthamAbbey which happened just after 11.20pm last night, Monday, March 19. Two women were pronounced dead at the scene. More info: https://t.co/SKRfghkIjK pic.twitter.com/p41EqPKU2k
— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) March 20, 2018
Traffic was reported to be tailing back ten miles to the Brook Street roundabout at Brentwood.
Writing on its Facebook page, Essex Police said: "A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a collision on the M25 at WalthamAbbey which happened just after 11.20pm last night, Monday, March 19.
"An articulated lorry was in collision with an Audi between junctions 26 and 27 on the anti-clockwise carriageway.
"Two women were pronounced dead at the scene while a man and a child were taken to hospital.
#M25 anti-clockwise between J27 and J26 remains closed following a collision last night. Delays are building on the approach to the closure. Diversion is via the #M11 southbound #A406 westbound and #A10 northbound: More info here: https://t.co/ltXJoJdizW pic.twitter.com/sJebsNJV10
— Highways England (@HighwaysEAST) March 20, 2018
"The child, a girl aged ten has life threatening injuries. The man was not injured.
"The clockwise carriageway is open and a part closure of the anti-clockwise side is being managed by Highways England."
The spopkesman added that a 32-year-old man remains in police custody this morning.
Witnesses should call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk