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Police to quiz M25 crash survivor Police to quiz M25 crash survivor
(about 11 hours later)
Police investigating a crash on the M25 in Surrey which left six people dead are waiting to speak to a survivor.Police investigating a crash on the M25 in Surrey which left six people dead are waiting to speak to a survivor.
Benjamin Pert is in a stable condition in hospital after undergoing facial surgery for injuries he received.Benjamin Pert is in a stable condition in hospital after undergoing facial surgery for injuries he received.
He and five friends had been travelling home to Brighton, in East Sussex, from a stag weekend in a rescue truck after their minibus broke down on the M1.He and five friends had been travelling home to Brighton, in East Sussex, from a stag weekend in a rescue truck after their minibus broke down on the M1.
Another seven members of the stag party, including the groom-to-be, had been taken home in a separate vehicle.Another seven members of the stag party, including the groom-to-be, had been taken home in a separate vehicle.
The recovery vehicle driver, from Rugby, also died in the collision with a lorry, which happened between junctions eight and nine of the M25 in the early hours of Monday.The recovery vehicle driver, from Rugby, also died in the collision with a lorry, which happened between junctions eight and nine of the M25 in the early hours of Monday.
Chris Janaway, Jon Chandler and Matthew O'Donnell were killedChris Janaway, Jon Chandler and Matthew O'Donnell were killed
The five friends who died have been identified as doctors Christopher Janaway, 28, and Matthew O' Donnell, 30, Jon Chandler, 26, Andrew Graney, 29, and musician Rohan Chadwick, 27, all from Brighton.The five friends who died have been identified as doctors Christopher Janaway, 28, and Matthew O' Donnell, 30, Jon Chandler, 26, Andrew Graney, 29, and musician Rohan Chadwick, 27, all from Brighton.
The 46-year-old recovery driver has yet to be formally identified. The recovery driver has been named as 44-year-old Michael Hutchinson.
An inquest into the deaths was being formally opened on Thursday evening at Woking Coroners Court.
The HGV driver was uninjured in the crash.The HGV driver was uninjured in the crash.
Mr Pert is being treated at the Queen Victoria Hospital, in East Grinstead, West Sussex.Mr Pert is being treated at the Queen Victoria Hospital, in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
Crash investigators are hoping he may be able to shed light on the moments leading up to what police described as one of the worst collisions to have occurred on the M25.Crash investigators are hoping he may be able to shed light on the moments leading up to what police described as one of the worst collisions to have occurred on the M25.
'Beautiful friends''Beautiful friends'
He has already been questioned briefly but will face a detailed interview as a witness once he has regained his health.He has already been questioned briefly but will face a detailed interview as a witness once he has regained his health.
The stag group of 13 men had spent the weekend in Leicestershire celebrating the impending wedding of James Forrer.The stag group of 13 men had spent the weekend in Leicestershire celebrating the impending wedding of James Forrer.
He said the loss of "five beautiful friends" had left all those who knew them "inconsolable".He said the loss of "five beautiful friends" had left all those who knew them "inconsolable".
He and his fiancee have yet to decide whether to postpone their wedding.He and his fiancee have yet to decide whether to postpone their wedding.
Surrey Police said a number of witnesses had already been questioned about the crash but it has urged others to come forward.Surrey Police said a number of witnesses had already been questioned about the crash but it has urged others to come forward.