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| Pedestrian death closes M25 in Surrey | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| A pedestrian, thought to be a man, has been struck by a lorry and killed on the hard shoulder of the M25 in Surrey. | |
| It is thought a man in his 50s got out of a Ford Focus that had stopped with its lights off and started walking along the hard shoulder. | |
| The lorry then hit the stationary Ford Focus car and the pedestrian, Surrey Police said. | |
| The motorway has been shut clockwise between junction six at Godstone and junction seven. | |
| The crash happened at about 04:45 BST near the M23 turnoff. | |
| The pedestrian, who has not been named, was pronounced dead soon after 05:00 BST, police said. | |
| Eight-mile queue | |
| The other occupant of the Focus, who was still in the vehicle when the crash happened, was treated for minor injuries. | |
| Officers are appealing for witnesses. | |
| Traffic is queuing for eight miles (13km) clockwise at junction six, with congestion stretching to junction five at Sevenoaks. | Traffic is queuing for eight miles (13km) clockwise at junction six, with congestion stretching to junction five at Sevenoaks. |
| A diversion is in place but the road is not due to reopen until 11:00 BST. | A diversion is in place but the road is not due to reopen until 11:00 BST. |
| Drivers face delays of more than two hours between junctions five and six. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. | |