{"id":150953,"date":"2022-01-28T21:49:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=150953"},"modified":"2022-01-28T21:49:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:49:59","slug":"drivers-caught-in-miles-of-tailbacks-on-m25-as-lorry-crash-sparks-delays-for-26-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/drivers-caught-in-miles-of-tailbacks-on-m25-as-lorry-crash-sparks-delays-for-26-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers caught in miles of tailbacks on M25 as lorry crash sparks delays for 26 HOURS"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOTORISTS were caught in a seven mile traffic jam after a lorry overturned on the M25 in Essex yesterday evening.<\/p>\n

The HGV, fully loaded with flammable liquids, struck the nearside barrier\u00a0 at 7.10pm yesterday before overturning down a motorway embankment near to a brook for the River Lea, according to Highways England.<\/p>\n

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The anticlockwise carriageway was shut between junction 27 for the M11 and junction 25 for Waltham Cross.<\/p>\n

The lorry's cargo had to be carefully removed first before the lorry was recovered by a crane.<\/p>\n

Drivers were advised to add extra time to their journeys if they were travelling in the area to find alternative routes.<\/p>\n

Motorists were being diverted from the M25 junction 27 southbound on the M11 to the A406 North Circular Road.<\/p>\n


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The tailback stretched back seven miles due to the accident and the clean up and recovery operation was still ongoing late this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Cops also warned drivers after a number of motorists were spotted using it as a way of avoiding the tailback.<\/p>\n

The M25 accident was also having an impact on surrounding roads with the M11 especially experiencing heavy traffic.<\/p>\n

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