Live M25 Swanley traffic updates as three lanes closed after crash involving a tanker and lorry
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Welcome to our live coverage of this breaking incident. We will be bringing you all the latest updates as we get them. There is queueing traffic due to the earlier accident between a tanker and a lorry.
There is congestion to J4 Orpington. The accident was on M25 anticlockwise from J3 M20 J1 (Swanley Interchange) to J2 A2 (Darenth Interchange). National Highways tweeted this 22 minutes ago.
3 lanes (of 4) are closed on the #M25[1] anti-clockwise between J3 #Swanley[2] #M20[3] and J2 #Darenth[4] #A2[5] following a collision involving a tanker.
The tanker cannot be moved and specialist recovery are en route.
Delays of 45 minutes and approx.
4 miles of congestion on approach. pic.twitter.com/RNMaaJzgBh[6]
-- National Highways: South-East (@HighwaysSEAST) June 15, 2024[7]And this Google traffic map shows exactly where the congestion is now, marked in red.
Traffic map shows delays on M25 in Swanley area (Image: Google Maps)
And finally, to give you the all round picture, here is a motorway camera image from the M25 anticlockwise at Junction 3, taken now (4.11pm).
Motorway camera from M25 at Junction 3 taken at 4.11pm (Image: National Highways )