The M25 is likely to be heavily congested near Hillingdon during rush hour after a lorry and a car collided at around 4pm on Thursday (April 13).

Highways England posted a picture online of a car facing the wrong direction on the road with a lorry facing it between Junction 16 and 17.

Delays have built up back to Junction 17 because of the crash on the anticlockwise carriageway.

Highways England said: "Two lanes are closed on the M25 anti-clockwise between J17-J16 due to a collision involving a car and an HGV. Delays building back to J17."

This is the second crash on this stretch of the motorway in a day, after drivers were rescued from their cars on Thursday morning.

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There will be some delays on the motorway as the Easter holiday getaway begins.

However the accident has been cleared and traffic is moving.

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Accident cleared

The earlier accident on the M25 anticlockwise before J16 M40 has been cleared.

Traffic was held to recover the vehicles involved to the hard shoulder.

Traffic has been released.

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Still queues

Still queueing traffic due to earlier accident, car and a lorry involved on M25 anticlockwise before J16 M40, congestion to J19 M25 (Watford). All lanes have been re-opened.

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Delays back to Junction 18

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Traffic in Hillingdon

State of the roads as
State of the roads as (Image: Google Maps )

Here is the scene on the roads around Hillingdon as of 4.50pm.

The M40 doesn’t seem to bad at the moment but the M25 is slow moving in both directions past Uxbridge. The M4 also looks congested at Heathrow.

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Delays as lanes reopened

Delays due to earlier accident, car and a lorry involved on M25 anticlockwise before J16 M40, congestion on M25 to J18 A404 (Chorleywood). All lanes have been re-opened.
Traffic was held to recover the vehicles involved to the hard shoulder.

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First reports from Highways England

Here is the first report of the crash from Highways England.

The picture shows a car facing the wrong direction with a lorry appearing to have collided with it.

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