Eight people have been injured following a multi-vehicle crash on the M25 that caused major delays during Wednesday evening’s rush hour.
Police were called to the anticlockwise carriageway between Junctions 9 and 8 at around 6:05pm after reports of a serious collision involving several vehicles.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drug driving and remains in police custody.
Three lanes of the motorway were closed for several hours, causing significant disruption for drivers, but all lanes have since reopened.
Police have urged anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to contact them via 101,
