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Police have rushed to the scene of two crashes, sparking journey chaos on the UK’s busiest motorway forward of rush hour.

Emergency companies are at present coping with two separate incidents, one on the M25 in Essex between junctions 25 and 26, and one other one at  the Princes Road Interchange, Dartford, which has sparked extreme delays on each side of the Dartford Crossing.

In regards to the M25 crash, a submit on the National Highways web site reads: “The M25 in Essex is closed clockwise between J25 Waltham Cross Interchange (Enfield, Hertford A10) and J26 Waltham Abbey Interchange (Waltham Abbey, Loughton A121).

“This is following a severe collision. A collision investigation will probably be required by the police and subsequently this closure is predicted to be protracted while that is carried out. Essex Police, Essex Fire & Rescue, East of England Ambulance Service, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance and National Highways Traffic Officers are attending.”

Meanwhile on the Kent crash, a post added: “There are extreme delays in each instructions at Dartford Crossing because of a severe collision involving a bike which has closed the highway inside J1B (Princes Road Interchange, Dartford). All emergency companies together with Kent Police and the Air Ambulance service are in attendance.”

National Highways expects the Dartford Crossing to be closed for almost all of the remainder of the afternoon.

Express.co.uk has contacted the emergency companies for additional info.

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