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  "path": "/2026/06/13/traffic-gridlock-m25-crash-causes-long-delays-surrey-28764365/",
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  "textContent": "Traffic has stopped on the M25 in Surrey after a crash on one of the slip exit roads (Picture: National Highways)\n\nDrivers face significant delays on the UK’s busiest motorway after a crash in Surrey today.\n\nA slip road from the M25 at junction J12 has been fully closed following a collision this evening.\n\nThe crash happened on the clockwise link road at J12 onto the M3.\n\nTraffic is beginning to build up after the incident at about 6.30pm during weekend getaways.\n\nNational Highways said: ‘There are delays in excess of 33 minutes on the approach with 3 miles of congestion.’\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nThe slip road will remain closed while the police carry out crash investigation work, it said.\n\nTailbacks are building up towards J10 for A3, while traffic is also moving slow on the opposite direction on the approach to the crash scene.\n\nThe affected slip road is the main artery for drivers exiting the M25 clockwise for attractions like Thorpe Park and Thorpe Lakes.\n\nNational Highways warned that it could take until 9.45pm for the scene to be cleared.\n\nMetro has contacted the emergency services for a comment.\n\n> The link road from #M25 at J12 clockwise on to the #M3 northbound is currently closed due to a collision.\n>\n> There are delays in excess of 33 minutes on the approach with 3 miles of congestion. pic.twitter.com/C9EGCNLlrV\n>\n> — National Highways: South-East (@HighwaysSEAST) June 13, 2026\n\nFriday saw mayhem on the M11 near Stansted after back-to-back multi-vehicle smashes on the motorway.\n\nThe most serious one involved two lorries and a van near the Essex and Cambridgeshire border, which closed the carriageway for hours.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Gridlock on UK’s busiest motorway after crash causes long delays"
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