Nationwide Highways has warned drivers face 5 miles of site visitors.

M25 Dartford Crossing QEII Bridge going through hour lengthy delays (Picture: Visitors Cameras)
There may be site visitors chaos on one of many busiest sections of the M25, with drivers going through 75 minute delays and 5 miles of congestion. One lane is closed on the M25 QEII Bridge clockwise on the Dartford Crossing.
This has been brought on by a damaged down car, with restoration autos en route. Nationwide Highways has warned drivers of delays exceeding an hour and 5 miles of congestion on strategy. Motorway digital camera footage exhibits site visitors at an entire standstill. Nationwide Highways East wrote on X: “The #A282 QEII Bridge southbound on the Dartford Crossing (@DartCharge) has 1 lane closed attributable to a damaged down car. Restoration is en route. There are delays of 75 minutes and 5 miles of congestion on the strategy.”
2 days in the past11:22 Lauran O’Toole
All lanes reopen as delays fall to an hour
All lanes have now reopened on the A282 QEII Bridge southbound on the Dartford Crossing.
Delays have now eased to an hour with 5 miles of congestion on the strategy.
All lanes have reopened on the #A282 QEII Bridge southbound on the Dartford Crossing (@DartCharge) following an earlier damaged down car.
There are delays of 60 minutes and 5 miles of congestion on the strategy. pic.twitter.com/9EhMonjRdf
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2 days in the past11:18 Lauran O’Toole
Stay map exhibits extreme delays
The purple line within the under AA reside site visitors map exhibits the “extreme delays” in and across the Dartford Crossing.

The AA is reporting ‘extreme delays’ (Picture: AA) 2 days in the past11:13 Lauran O’Toole
Delays hit 75 minutes warn the Nationwide Highways
The Nationwide Highways is warning that delays have hit an hour and a half.
The #A282 QEII Bridge southbound on the Dartford Crossing (@DartCharge) has 1 lane closed attributable to a damaged down car.
Restoration is en route.
There are delays of 75 minutes and 5 miles of congestion on the strategy. pic.twitter.com/vh8nOgOgck
u2014 Nationwide Highways: East (@HighwaysEAST) Could 21, 2026
2 days in the past11:08 Lauran O’Toole
Motorway cameras present site visitors at an entire standstill
Motorway cameras from the scene present that site visitors is at an entire standstill.
Here’s a reside picture of site visitors alongside the southbound on the Dartford Crossing.

Visitors is at an entire standstill alongside the southbound on the Dartford Crossing (Picture: Highways England)
One lane is closed on the M25 QEII Bridge clockwise on the Dartford Crossing attributable to a damaged down car, with restoration autos en route.
2 days in the past11:05 Lauran O’Toole
Good morning
Good morning, my title is Lauran O’Toole and welcome to our reside weblog.
Street customers are going through site visitors chaos on one of many busiest sections of the M25, with drivers going through 75 minute delays and 5 miles of congestion.
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