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| Six people killed in M25 accident |
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| Six people died when a recovery vehicle carrying a minibus and its passengers was involved in a collision with a lorry on the M25 motorway in Surrey. | Six people died when a recovery vehicle carrying a minibus and its passengers was involved in a collision with a lorry on the M25 motorway in Surrey. |
| The victims were travelling in the cab of the recovery vehicle, police said. A man, also travelling in the cab, is said to be in a serious condition. | The victims were travelling in the cab of the recovery vehicle, police said. A man, also travelling in the cab, is said to be in a serious condition. |
| The crash happened at about 0215 BST on the anti-clockwise side, between junctions nine and eight, near Reigate. | The crash happened at about 0215 BST on the anti-clockwise side, between junctions nine and eight, near Reigate. |
| All four lanes of the motorway are expected to remain closed until midday. | All four lanes of the motorway are expected to remain closed until midday. |
| Ch Supt Rob Price said the crash could be the most serious accident the Surrey force has had to deal with on the M25 since it opened in 1986. |
| 'Painstaking process' | 'Painstaking process' |
| The cab of the recovery vehicle was completely destroyed in the accident, which left wreckage strewn across both carriageways. | The cab of the recovery vehicle was completely destroyed in the accident, which left wreckage strewn across both carriageways. |
| The lorry driver was unhurt and is being treated as a witness by police. | The lorry driver was unhurt and is being treated as a witness by police. |
| Officers do not yet know the destination of the minibus or who it was carrying. | Officers do not yet know the destination of the minibus or who it was carrying. |
| The police and ambulance service believe all those involved were adults. | The police and ambulance service believe all those involved were adults. |
| A spokeswoman for Surrey Ambulance Service said the injured man was taken to hospital with "multiple and possibly life-threatening" injuries. | A spokeswoman for Surrey Ambulance Service said the injured man was taken to hospital with "multiple and possibly life-threatening" injuries. |
| A police spokesman told BBC Five Live: "Our primary aim is to ensure all the people affected by the event are notified. | A police spokesman told BBC Five Live: "Our primary aim is to ensure all the people affected by the event are notified. |
| "We're going through that painstaking process now." | "We're going through that painstaking process now." |
| Diversion have been set up around the A3, A240 and A217 to avoid the crash scene. | Diversion have been set up around the A3, A240 and A217 to avoid the crash scene. |
| Have you been affected by the accident on the M25? Send us your comments using the form below: | Have you been affected by the accident on the M25? Send us your comments using the form below: |
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