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M25 shut in Kent after accidents M25 closed in Kent after pedestrian dies at crash scene
(35 minutes later)
A section of the M25 motorway has been closed in Kent after two accidents within 35 minutes. A section of the M25 motorway has been closed in Kent after a pedestrian was killed at the scene of an earlier crash.
Kent Police said the first, involving one vehicle, happened at junction five near South Chevening at 13:40 BST. One person received a minor injury. Police said the first crash, involving one vehicle, happened at junction five near South Chevening at 13:40 BST. One person received a minor injury.
In the second accident, a pedestrian at the scene was hit by a car. At about 14:15 BST, a pedestrian at the scene died after being hit by a car.
The M25 clockwise is expected to be closed until 23:00 BST at junction five for Sevenoaks, with traffic being diverted via the A21 slip road. The M25 clockwise was expected to be closed until 23:00 BST at junction five for Sevenoaks.
Police said both carriageways of the M26 were temporarily closed to allow an air ambulance to attend. It reopened at 15:50. Traffic was being diverted via the A21 slip road while accident investigators were at the scene and the road was repaired.
The Highways Agency initially said both carriageways of the M25 were closed. Traffic queues
Traffic later remained slow anticlockwise to junction six at Godstone in Surrey. A Kent Police spokesman said the pedestrian was fatally injured while attending the first accident. No details of the person's identity have yet been released.
Police said both carriageways of the M26 were temporarily closed to allow an air ambulance to attend. They were reopened at 15:50.
The maroon Vauxhall Vectra involved in the second collision was travelling from the Dartford direction towards Surrey.
A rear seat passenger in the car was taken to hospital but is not believed to be seriously injured.
The Highways Agency said initially both carriageways of the M25 were closed, with traffic queues building up to junction six at Godstone in Surrey.