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M25 diesel spill causes 19-mile tailbacks | M25 diesel spill causes 19-mile tailbacks |
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Two lanes of the M25 have reopened after a diesel spill from a lorry caused 19-mile tailbacks and delays of up to three hours in Surrey and Kent. | |
The motorway was closed clockwise at junction eight, the A217 for Reigate, for emergency repairs from 04:30 GMT until early afternoon. | |
The remaining lanes were expected to reopen later after resurfacing. | |
The Highways Agency said the hard shoulder was also damaged and would be resurfaced overnight. | |
The agency said it would also be repairing damage to the safety barrier overnight, which would require lane two of the exit sliproad to be closed. | |
Traffic queues backed up into Kent and there was congestion on the M23 northbound and the M26 during the closure. | |
Diversions were put in place but there were also delays on surrounding roads. | |
'Extensive spillage' | 'Extensive spillage' |
The junction had to be closed after the lorry hit a barrier and ruptured its diesel tank. | The junction had to be closed after the lorry hit a barrier and ruptured its diesel tank. |
A Highways Agency spokeswoman said: "The lorry spilled fuel on the central carriageway. There was an extensive spillage." | |
Road users were advised to avoid the area where possible. | |
Gatwick was alerted about the problem as well as the port of Dover and also Eurotunnel at Folkestone. | |
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