A LORRY caught fire on the M25 near Epping this morning (Thursday May 10).

It happened between junctions 26 and 27 on the hard shoulder of the clockwise carriageway at around 5.35am.

Crews from Waltham Abbey, Ongar and Loughton attended the scene and managed to bring the blaze under control by around 6.05am.

Two lanes of the motorway were closed during the incident.