Traffic was stopped on the M25 in Surrey after a car went up in flames on the busy motorway.
Travel on the UK motorways has been marred by delays today after a serious crash on the M1 near Luton Airport, followed by a car fire on the M25 in Surrey.
Two out of four lanes were closed on the M25 anti-clockwise between junction J9 (Leatherhead) and J8 (Reigate) shortly after 1pm.
Motorists faced 55-minute delays on approach due to six-mile queues on approach.
All lanes have since reopened, but 30-minute delays remain.
The emergency services attended, National Highways said.
Elsewhere, a stretch of the M1 was shut in Bedfordshire after a serious crash involving two lorries, a van and three cars.
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Drivers were caught in a road closure near Luton Airport after a multi-vehicle collision on the northbound carriageway between junction J11 (Luton) and J11a (Houghton Regis) shortly after 9am.
A spokesperson from East of England Ambulance Service told Metro: ‘Two ambulances and an ambulance officer vehicle were sent to the scene.
‘Two patients who had sustained minor injuries were transported to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital for further assessment and treatment.’
The M1 has since fully reopened.
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