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| M25 and Dartford Crossing closed after lorry crash | M25 and Dartford Crossing closed after lorry crash |
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| Motorists on the M25 faced hours of delays after two lorries crashed. | Motorists on the M25 faced hours of delays after two lorries crashed. |
| Huge tailbacks formed in the wake of the smash between junctions 30 and 31, with dozens of stranded drivers spending the night in a branch of Ikea. | Huge tailbacks formed in the wake of the smash between junctions 30 and 31, with dozens of stranded drivers spending the night in a branch of Ikea. |
| One of the lorries involved in the collision near the Dartford Crossing at about 14:35 BST on Tuesday overturned and ended up down an embankment. | One of the lorries involved in the collision near the Dartford Crossing at about 14:35 BST on Tuesday overturned and ended up down an embankment. |
| No-one is believed to have been badly hurt in the crash, but the motorway was closed overnight. | No-one is believed to have been badly hurt in the crash, but the motorway was closed overnight. |
| The road reopened at about 05:45. | The road reopened at about 05:45. |
| Fergal Parkinson said his wife and daughter had been stuck at Ikea Thurrock overnight. | |
| He said they were in a group of about 200 people being offered beds for the night in the store. | He said they were in a group of about 200 people being offered beds for the night in the store. |
| Esther Rollinson said on Twitter that she and her daughter had been "trapped in Ikea" at Thurrock due to the tailbacks from the crash for "5hrs +counting". | Esther Rollinson said on Twitter that she and her daughter had been "trapped in Ikea" at Thurrock due to the tailbacks from the crash for "5hrs +counting". |
| Among those stuck in the traffic was Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes, who told BBC Radio Kent she had been delayed for four and a half hours. | |
| "I came from Leeds so I'm on 10-hour journey so far. We're on the slip road from Lakeside getting on to the M25," she added. | |
| "I've been given chocolates by someone because I'm celebrating 14 years today of my 1500m win in Athens. I was meant to have a G and T tonight and now I'm stuck on the motorway with these lovely people." | |
| Ben Glander also tweeted that he had been stuck for hours. | Ben Glander also tweeted that he had been stuck for hours. |
| After the road reopened, Highways England said some delays remained on the M25 clockwise approaching junction 30. | After the road reopened, Highways England said some delays remained on the M25 clockwise approaching junction 30. |
| The Dartford Crossing consists of the Queen Elizabeth II bridge and two tunnels, linking Dartford with Thurrock, Essex. | The Dartford Crossing consists of the Queen Elizabeth II bridge and two tunnels, linking Dartford with Thurrock, Essex. |