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| M25 closed after lorries collide | M25 closed after lorries collide |
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| Drivers on the M25 are facing seven-mile queues after an accident closed the motorway in both directions. | |
| Two lorries collided between junctions 24 and 25 at 0200 BST, one overturning in the central reservation, shedding its load and hitting several lampposts. | Two lorries collided between junctions 24 and 25 at 0200 BST, one overturning in the central reservation, shedding its load and hitting several lampposts. |
| The road is expected to remain shut clockwise between junctions 23 and 25, and anticlockwise between junctions 27 and 24 until Thursday afternoon. | The road is expected to remain shut clockwise between junctions 23 and 25, and anticlockwise between junctions 27 and 24 until Thursday afternoon. |
| Traffic is being diverted onto the A1 Barnet bypass, A406 and M11. | Traffic is being diverted onto the A1 Barnet bypass, A406 and M11. |
| Spilled debris | Spilled debris |
| The closure has led to tailbacks that stretch for seven miles both clockwise and anti-clockwise near the affected junctions. | |
| A Highways Agency spokesman said no-one was hurt in the incident. | A Highways Agency spokesman said no-one was hurt in the incident. |
| "We have got a lot of debris from the vehicle spilled across both carriageways," he said. | "We have got a lot of debris from the vehicle spilled across both carriageways," he said. |
| "We have also got over 100 metres of crash barrier down and damaged lampposts and signs." | "We have also got over 100 metres of crash barrier down and damaged lampposts and signs." |
| The closed stretches of motorway run clockwise from South Mimms to the A10, and anticlockwise from the M11 to Potters Bar. | The closed stretches of motorway run clockwise from South Mimms to the A10, and anticlockwise from the M11 to Potters Bar. |