Traffic distruption
Details
Event title
United Kingdom - Chaos as lorry fire causes major motorway to shut for 14 hours
Source
Severity
Mid
Event date (UTC)
2024-10-21 14:37:52
Last update (UTC)
2024-10-21 14:37:53
Area range
Multiple cities / districts wide event
Address/Affected area(s)
M25 Highway near Sevenoaks, Kent, England
National Highways South East said the incident, which closed part of the M25, also closed the M26 Westbound between Junction 2A and the Junction connecting the M25 and A21.
A massive lorry fire has closed the M25 between Junction 5 near Sevenoaks and Junction 6 near Godstone.
The incident occurred at around 10pm Sunday and has closed all lanes in the motorway's clockwise direction. The anti-clockwise section of the motorway was partially open, however, lanes three and four remain closed near Junction 6.
National Highways said the road was likely to remain closed until midday.
It added: " Specialist recovery will be required, and the road surface will likely need to be resurfaced."
Emergency services warned drivers to avoid the area.