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Just Stop Oil protests: Police officer hurt amid M25 disruption | Just Stop Oil protests: Police officer hurt amid M25 disruption |
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Two lorries crashed at a rolling roadblock, Essex Police said | |
A police officer has been injured on the M25 amid climate protests that have closed parts of the motorway in Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. | A police officer has been injured on the M25 amid climate protests that have closed parts of the motorway in Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. |
Essex Police said a police motorcyclist was hurt when two lorries crashed at a rolling roadblock. | |
Two people have been arrested for causing a public nuisance. | |
The Just Stop Oil group, which is protesting for a third day, said about 10 activists had climbed on overhead gantries "in multiple locations". | |
No information was provided on the condition of the officer, who was injured between Junctions 26 (Waltham Abbey) and 27 (Theydon). | |
The disruption comes as the COP27 climate summit is held in Egypt. | |
M25 disruption: | |
Surrey: Between J7 (M23) and J8 (Reigate) and between J9 (Leatherhead and J8 (Reigate) | |
Kent: Between J4 (Orpington and J5 (A21/Sevenoaks) | |
London/Essex: Between J29 (Romford) and J30 (Thurrock/Lakeside) | |
Hertfordshire: Between J23 (A1(M) and J22 (St Albans) | |
Multiple arrests were made on Tuesday amid a second day of widespread disruption by protesters. | |
The motorway was blocked and gantries were climbed by Just Stop Oil activists. | |
The group said the action was to "demand that the government halts all new oil and gas licences and consents". | |
An officer has been injured and two people have been arrested during our response to disruption on the M25.An officer was injured following a collision involving two lorries after a rolling roadblock had been put in place between J26 and J27.Read more: https://t.co/5j9YH5E2ku pic.twitter.com/4UZSfDYcJI | |
Specially trained officers worked to get to those at height down from the gantries on Tuesday | Specially trained officers worked to get to those at height down from the gantries on Tuesday |
At the COP27 summit, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told world leaders the war in Ukraine was a reason to act faster to tackle climate change. | |
The Metropolitan Police said 16 protesters had previously been arrested on the motorway in a joint operation with other counties' police forces. | The Metropolitan Police said 16 protesters had previously been arrested on the motorway in a joint operation with other counties' police forces. |
On Sunday, the High Court granted an injunction preventing M25 protests, meaning anyone involved in any such protest could be found in contempt of court. | On Sunday, the High Court granted an injunction preventing M25 protests, meaning anyone involved in any such protest could be found in contempt of court. |
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