M25 shut by crash while faulty train causes severe delays on London Underground
The M25 in Surrey has been closed anticlockwise while emergency services work at the scene of a serious single-car crash.
Traffic has been building on the London orbital road since earlier this morning following the closure of the section between Junction 5 at Godstone and Junction 6, which links to the M26.
National Highways has said drivers should expect delays of 30 minutes or more and suggested a diversion along the A22 and A25.
Surrey Police said the incident involved a single black Vauxhall Corsa, adding: ‘We will open lanes for traffic to flow as soon as it is operationally safe and possible to do so.’
The driver of the car is receiving medical treatment from an air ambulance crew.
Commuters have also been facing severe delays on London public transport as they head into work.
A faulty train has impacted service on the Circle and District lines, while a power supply failure has closed sections of the Bakerloo line and the Overground.
The District line is affected between Tower Hill, Ealing Broadway and Richmond westbound, while the Circle line is delayed anti-clockwise with a good service clockwise.
There is no service on the Bakerloo line between Stonebridge Park and Harrow and Wealdstone, nor the London Overground between Willesden Junction and Watford Junction – on what will soon be known as the Lioness line.
Meanwhile, rail travellers are facing separate disruption from industrial action that will continue over the next three days.
An overtime ban is in place for 19 rail operators across England ahead of strike action on April 5, 6 and 8.
Which train operators are striking and when?
- Friday April 5 – Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway
- Saturday April 6 – Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express, LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express
- Monday April 8 – c2c, Gatwick Express, Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express), Great Northern, Southeastern, Southern, South Western Railway (including Island Line) and Thameslink
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Another overtime ban for English train operators will be in effect on Monday and Tuesday, which may significantly affect timetables.
An additional drivers’ strike on the London Underground on Monday is expected to deepen the pandemonium for commuters and other travellers on that day.
While the Elizabeth Line, London Overground and DLR are not directly affected by the strike, it is expected that they will be much busier as a result.
A further Tube drivers’ strike is expected to take place on May 4.
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