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Police incident causes delays on M1 and M25

Highways England The view from a traffic camera. Traffic is standstill and queued all the way along a motorway. There are three lanes and a slip road on the left hand side where the queues are, and on the right hand side there are also three lanes with traffic flowing. Highways England
Hertfordshire Police said it had been dealing with an incident on the M1 that had also affected the M25

A police incident on the M1 in Hertfordshire that led to the M25 also being closed has caused widespread disruption for morning commuters.

Hertfordshire Police said it shut the M1 northbound, between junctions 6 and 6A, at about 05:15 BST, with a subsequent closure also being put in place on the M25 around junction 21A.

Traffic was temporarily diverted on to the A405 North Orbital Road and other surrounding routes.

Police said on X at 06:45 that the roads had been reopened but delays remained in the area.

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