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| M25: Section of motorway closed after waste lorry overturns | M25: Section of motorway closed after waste lorry overturns |
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| The clean up operation following the crash is expected to be extensive | The clean up operation following the crash is expected to be extensive |
| A section of the M25 has been closed after a waste lorry overturned in a crash with another HGV, causing a spillage of oil, diesel and waste on the motorway. | A section of the M25 has been closed after a waste lorry overturned in a crash with another HGV, causing a spillage of oil, diesel and waste on the motorway. |
| The anticlockwise carriageway between junction six (Godstone) and five (Chevening) was shut at about 04:14 BST and is expected to remain closed throughout rush hour. | |
| National Highways warned work to clear the "large spillage" will be "extensive and complex" and the road will need to be resurfaced. | National Highways warned work to clear the "large spillage" will be "extensive and complex" and the road will need to be resurfaced. |
| "The road will be closed through morning peak period," the agency said. | "The road will be closed through morning peak period," the agency said. |
| Drivers have been told to exit the M25 at junction six onto the A25 and rejoin the motorway after Sundridge. | Drivers have been told to exit the M25 at junction six onto the A25 and rejoin the motorway after Sundridge. |
| National Highways said shortly after 7am there were delays of 40 minutes on the approach to the closed section. | |
| Just after 08:00 traffic caught within the closure had been cleared. | |
| The delays are affecting thousands of vehicles heading to or from locations such as Heathrow and Gatwick airports, the Port of Dover and the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone. | |
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