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M25 crash: Motorway shut after nine hurt, two seriously | M25 crash: Motorway shut after nine hurt, two seriously |
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Nine people have been injured, two seriously, in a crash involving a minibus and a transit van on the M25. | |
The road was closed to allow an air ambulance to land on the carriageway after the crash at about 01:30 BST, close to junction 12 at Staines. | |
Drivers were warned to expect rush-hour delays and diversions have been put in place. | |
A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, Surrey Police said. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, Surrey Police said. |
The clockwise carriageway has since been re-opened, but "significant" congestion remains, the force added. | |
Anti-clockwise, the motorway remains shut between junctions 13 and 12, but Surrey Police said it was aiming to re-open it at 09:00 BST. | |
Air passengers travelling from Gatwick or Heathrow airports have been warned to plan "significant extra time". | |
Police said that by 08:00 BST, investigators had finished at the scene and Highways England officers were carrying out a final clear-up operation. | |
The force said the closure of the carriageway had also been necessary to clear a fuel spillage and for the crash to be investigated. |