One lane is blocked and heavy traffic is building on the M25 anticlockwise following an accident.
Between junction 26 at Waltham Abbey and junction 27 for the M11 at Epping, the inside lane of the motorway is blocked.
There are no reported injuries at this stage.
The Highways Agency predicts that “normal traffic conditions” will return from 8.45am.
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