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| Two children die in M25 accidents | Two children die in M25 accidents |
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| Two children have been killed in separate accidents on the M25 either side of the Dartford Crossing. | Two children have been killed in separate accidents on the M25 either side of the Dartford Crossing. |
| An 11-year-old boy from Surrey died after his father's motorcycle collided with several vehicles on the clockwise approach to the QEII Bridge, in Essex. | An 11-year-old boy from Surrey died after his father's motorcycle collided with several vehicles on the clockwise approach to the QEII Bridge, in Essex. |
| And a toddler died in a second crash, involving a limousine and a car between junctions 4 and 3 in Kent. | And a toddler died in a second crash, involving a limousine and a car between junctions 4 and 3 in Kent. |
| A man and a woman, who were also in the car, have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. | A man and a woman, who were also in the car, have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. |
| There are carriageway closures in place and diversions have been in operation. | |
| Ten-mile queues | Ten-mile queues |
| Junctions 4 to 3 anti-clockwise in Kent were closed while junctions 30 to 31 in Essex had also been shut, leading to cars reportedly queuing for 10 miles. | |
| The accident in Essex happened at about 1100 BST on Saturday. | The accident in Essex happened at about 1100 BST on Saturday. |
| Police said the 42-year-old motorbike rider, from Surrey, appeared to have lost control of his vehicle before colliding with several cars and a lorry. | Police said the 42-year-old motorbike rider, from Surrey, appeared to have lost control of his vehicle before colliding with several cars and a lorry. |
| His son was taken to Darent Valley Hospital in Kent where he later died from serious head injuries. Essex Police said the motorcyclist himself was uninjured. | His son was taken to Darent Valley Hospital in Kent where he later died from serious head injuries. Essex Police said the motorcyclist himself was uninjured. |
| Driver quizzed | |
| The Kent crash happened at about 1530 BST near the junction three slip road. | The Kent crash happened at about 1530 BST near the junction three slip road. |
| The toddler was pronounced dead at Darent Valley Hospital, The female driver of the car was also take to Darent Valley while a male passenger was airlifted to a hospital in Whitechapel, east London. | The toddler was pronounced dead at Darent Valley Hospital, The female driver of the car was also take to Darent Valley while a male passenger was airlifted to a hospital in Whitechapel, east London. |
| A man who was driving the stretch limousine was thought to be uninjured and is being questioned by police. | A man who was driving the stretch limousine was thought to be uninjured and is being questioned by police. |
| Motorists were advised to avoid the two areas of the M25. |