Traffic has been stopped on the M25 after two lorries crashed.

Traffic is currently blocked after a crash, involving a car and two lorries, which happened between Junction 1B and Junction 1a.

The traffic is currently stretching back about ten miles. The crash happened just before the split for the tunnels at the Dartford Crossing.

The fire brigade have been called to deal with one of the lorry's which has caught fire.

Everybody was out of the vehicles before the fire took hold. 

Traffic was halted in both directions however vehicles travelling clockwise have now been released and are moving slowly. 

A spokesman for Kent Police said: "Kent Police was called at 3.11pm on Thursday September 14 September 2017 to a report of a multi-vehicle collision on the M25 near Dartford Crossing.

"Officers are currently at the scene and lane closures are in place.

"The Kent Fire and Rescue Service and the South East Coast Ambulance Service have also been called."

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