Motorway delays after multi-vehicle collision

Both sides of the M25 at Brentwood in Essex. One side has a large queue of traffic, with most of the vehicles - including cars and lorries - glowing red from brake lights. On the other side, traffic is flowing normally.Image source, National Highways
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Traffic has been building on the M25 at Brentwood, with delays also seen on the A12 and A127

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Rush hour traffic was brought to a standstill after a collision involving multiple cars and a van.

The incident was reported on the anti-clockwise M25 at Brentwood, Essex, on Tuesday morning.

National Highways said two lanes were closed between the junction 28 Brook Street roundabout and junction 29 at Romford.

In an update at 07:20 GMT, it added traffic was also affected on both the A12 and A127 as a result of the queues.

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