Drivers on the M25 in south Essex endured serious tailbacks in today's rush hour after a lorry got stuck in a drain next to the central reservation.

Traffic was held up for 15 hours as two lanes were closed northbound at junction 30 with the A12 while the lorry was removed and the barrier repaired. Traffic queued back to the M20 interchange at Swanley.

Published Friday, January 17, 2003

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