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Why do crashes cause congestion?
Even a single lane closure due to a crash can create huge tailbacks. This is because the remaining lanes have to handle the same volume of traffic in a reduced space, causing a bottleneck. The M3 incident highlights how quickly traffic can build up, especially near busy interchanges like the M25.
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