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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 a pedestrian was killed at the scene of an earlier crash. | |
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. | |
At about 14:15 BST, a pedestrian at the scene died after being hit by a car. | |
The M25 clockwise was expected to be closed until 23:00 BST at junction five for Sevenoaks. | |
Traffic was being diverted via the A21 slip road while accident investigators were at the scene and the road was repaired. | |
Traffic queues | |
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. |