More than 40 people, including seven children, are suffering with injuries after a coach smashed through a barrier and overturned on the M25 motorway, close to the Dartford Crossing.
Three of those involved are suffering 'serious' injuries following the collision and were rushed to hospital after the coach turned at the bottom of an embankment.
According to the Mirror, police, fire and ambulance crews are at the scene, with the anti-clockwise slip road at junction three closed.
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Highways officials have issued warnings that queues of more than six miles have built up since the crash which happened at around 4pm.
Witnesses have seen a heavy emergency services presence rushing to the scene.
One driver told Essex Live: "I think there has been a major incident towards the tunnel. I'm at junction four and about six police, fire engine and ambulance gone past so far."
A spokeswoman from King's College NHS Trust, which runs Princess University Hospital, told Mirror Online: "We've declared a major incident status.
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"This means that we're preparing to accept casualties from the incident."
And a statement from the Highways England said: "In Kent, the M25 anti-clockwise is fully blocked at J3 due to a serious incident.
"The M25 J3 anti-clockwise exit slip road is also closed to allow the Emergency services work at the scene.
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"Severe delays of over an hour and a half are being measured on the approach to the incident.
"Road users are advised to consider alternative routes and to allow additional time for their journey."
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