A man has been taken to Barnet General Hospital after a lorry and a car crashed on the M25.

The incident took place at around 1.36pm this afternoon (Wednesday, August 23), between Potters Bar and South Mimms.

At that time, a lorry and a car collided between junctions 24 and 23 of the road's anticlockwise carriageway.

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Hertfordshire police and the East of England Ambulance Service attended the scene.

A man was then taken to Barnet General Hospital with a lower-arm injury.

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Heavy traffic was pictured on the M25.Heavy traffic was pictured on the M25. (Image: National Highways)

A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Constabulary said at the time of the incident: "Police were called at 1.40pm by Highways to reports of a road traffic collision on the M25, between junctions 23-24.

"Two vehicles are reportedly involved - a car and a lorry.

                                                                                            

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"Officers are currently at the scene."

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson added: "We were called at 1.36pm to a road traffic collision on the anticlockwise M25 between junctions 24 and 23.

"An ambulance and a rapid response vehicle were sent to the scene.

"An adult man was transported to Barnet General Hospital for treatment for a lower arm injury.”

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