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Six killed in M25 lorry accident Six people killed in M25 accident
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Six people died in accident involving a lorry on the M25 motorway in Surrey. Six people have died in an accident involving a lorry and a minibus on the M25 motorway in Surrey.
The accident happened at about 0215 BST when a lorry and a minibus collided, Surrey Ambulance Service said. The victims are believed to have been passengers in the minibus. A seventh person is understood to have life-threatening injuries.
Several people were also hurt in the crash on the anti-clockwise direction between junctions nine and eight, Leatherhead and Reigate. The crash happened at about 0215 BST on the anti-clockwise direction between junctions nine and eight, Leatherhead and Reigate, police said.
All four lanes of the motorway are expected to remain closed until midday. Lane four on the clockwise carriageway is also closed. All four lanes of the motorway are expected to remain closed until midday.
Surrey Police confirmed six people died but said no details of their identity had been released because they had not been formally identified. Lane four on the clockwise carriageway is also closed.
The lorry driver was unhurt and is being questioned by Surrey Police.
A police spokesman told BBC Five Live: "Our primary aim is to ensure all the people affected by the event are notified.
"We're going through that painstaking process now."