M25 and M26 closures due to lorry fire
M25 and M26 closures due to lorry fire
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Closures on the M25 and M26 due to a lorry fire are likely to last until midday, road users have been warned.
The M25 is closed clockwise between J5 near Sevenoaks and J6 near Godstone/Caterham, according to Highways England. Diversions are in place.
Traffic on the M26 westbound between J2A near Wrotham Heath and M25/A21 has also been diverted.
Surrey Police said the driver of the lorry suffered minor injuries in the incident at about 22:00 BST on Sunday.
A heavy goods vehicle fire on the M25 has led to closures
Six fire crews, South East Coast Ambulance Service and officers from Surrey Police attended the scene.
National Highways has said a separate incident closing the east tunnel at Dartford means the M26 diversion route is "severely congested".
A spokeswoman for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service said shortly after 07:00 BST on Monday that there was still one engine at the scene.
She said: "The crew are currently dampening down hot spots.
"We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all staff and partners who were involved in tackling this blaze.”
Surrey Police said: "The M25 remains affected in both directions between J5 and J6.
"The anti-clockwise carriageway has reopened, but lane 3 and 4 (of 4) remain closed within J6."
National Highways added that specialist recovery would be required and the road surface would likely need to be resurfaced.
Six fire engines attended the fire near Clacket Lane on Sunday night
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