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| M25 closed in Kent after pedestrian dies at crash scene | M25 closed in Kent after pedestrian dies at crash scene |
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| A section of the M25 motorway was 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. | 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. | At about 14:15 BST, a pedestrian at the scene died after being hit by a car. |
| No details have been released in relation to the identities of either individual. | |
| Traffic was being diverted via the A21 slip road while accident investigators were at the scene and the road was repaired. | Traffic was being diverted via the A21 slip road while accident investigators were at the scene and the road was repaired. |
| Traffic queues | Traffic queues |
| A Kent Police spokesman said the pedestrian was fatally injured while attending the first accident. | |
| Police said both carriageways of the M26 were temporarily closed to allow an air ambulance to attend. They were reopened at 15:50. | 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. | 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. | 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. | The Highways Agency said initially both carriageways of the M25 were closed, with traffic queues building up to junction six at Godstone in Surrey. |