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BBC News
4 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
M25 partially closed after van overturns near Brentwood
Drivers have been warned of delays after an overturned van led to part of a motorway being anti-clockwise M25 was shut between junctions 28 and 27, near Epping and Brentwood in Essex, at about 09:00 back to the Dartford Crossing has created hour-long waits for motorists, but the road has since been partially Highways called the incident a "serious collision". Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
M25 closed near Dartford Crossing after van overturns in horror crash as drivers face hour-long delays
THE M25 has closed near the Dartford Crossing after a van overturned in a horror crash. Drivers are urged to plan ahead and to allow extra journey time with hour-long delays expected. 1 The M25 in Essex is closed anti-clockwise between J28 (for the A12, near Brentwood) and J27 (for the M11) due to a serious collision involving an overturned van. There are long delays of 60 minutes with congestion back towards the Dartford Crossing. All traffic was stopped at 9am, and there is no entry from J28. Emergency services including Essex Police are in attendance. National Highways Traffic Officers are also on scene assisting with traffic management. Traffic is being diverted via local routes at this stage.
BBC News
05-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dartford Crossing crash driver feared she would plunge off bridge
A woman feared she would plunge off the Queen Elizabeth II bridge and die after a lorry collided with her Newman was using the Dartford Crossing, which links Essex and Kent, when her vehicle was spun perilously close to the edge on led to significant traffic after the bridge, which reaches 61m (200ft) in height, was shut for 15 hours."The lorry spun me, it jack-knifed and I thought I was going to go over the barrier," Miss Newman told the BBC. "I thought I was going to die; I just saw the end of my road." The 28-year-old had been driving from her home in Thurrock, Essex, to Crawley in West Sussex at about 11:05 said the lorry collided with the rear of her car as its driver changed lanes."Before I knew it, the airbags deployed and I couldn't see anything," said Miss Newman."I was petrified, my brain couldn't keep up with what was going on."The bridge reopened at 02:00 on Friday after work to repair its barriers and road queues had built up east of London, with eight-mile (12.8km) congestion on the M25 clockwise and gridlock near Lakeside shopping centre. Miss Newman, who was treated at Basildon Hospital for bruising, said it was "surreal" to see the impact of the collision."I was very shaken up and still am," she explained. "It's petrifying and I feel for everyone who was held up in all of that."It's a major inconvenience for everyone involved, but I appreciate everyone's patience."The sales manager thanked emergency crews and Steve Lowe, 67, who stopped to help Lowe said: "I was pretty shaken up because I didn't know if I was going to be caught up in it myself."But he praised Miss Newman for staying calm in what he called a "scary situation".She added: "Everyone was shocked looking at the pictures that I managed to survive."I had someone watching over me that day." Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dartford Crossing drivers had traffic chaos after bridge was shut
A couple feared bulls they were transporting over the Dartford Crossing would flip their trailer after the route was shut for 15 faced major delays when the QEII bridge, which links Essex and Kent, was shut after a collision at 11:05 BST on them was Ann Atkins, who said the bulls she was taking to the Kent County Show were rocking her vehicle "side to side".Ch Insp Stuart Austin from Essex Police said the impact of the closure had been huge for thousands of people. The bridge reopened at 02:00 on Friday after work to repair its barriers and road Atkins said her animals, Viscount and Unwin, were getting "very fidgety" during her four-hour journey to Maidstone."I was worried they would actually topple the trailer over," she added. A woman suffered minor injuries in the collision, which involved a lorry and a car."The lorry hit the backside of the car, spinning it around the front of its cab, while the lorry spun into the barrier," explained eyewitness Steve Lowe, 67."I was expecting the wagon to come round and hit me; it shook me up and the woman was very shaken up too."National Highways allowed traffic crossing into Kent to use the tunnel, usually reserved for northbound drivers, to get under the Thames in the the delays were widespread, with eight-mile (12.8km) queues building up on the M25 clockwise. It took Carol Moring 13 and a half hours to drive from Lakeside shopping centre to her home on Mersea said she saw fights and ambulances becoming stranded during her wait."It was very frustrating, very worrying as there was just no support for people," the 62-year-old Cromwell from Bromley in south-east London said her husband Lee was stuck in the gridlock for 11 hours."He couldn't eat, he couldn't drink, he couldn't go to the toilet," she Cromwell got home at 02:00 and had to wake back up for work four hours later. Police, ambulance and fire services all attended the bridge after the collision, which led to fuel spilling over its Colston, 59, said it was "torturous" for many drivers who may have missed flights or took him five and a half hours to drive from Romford to Broadstairs - four hours longer than the journey's usual length."I bet there were so many people feeling absolutely horrid in their cars," he received a large number of calls from people having "a very difficult day" while travelling with children and Insp Austin said: "I know that it hasn't been easy, or comfortable, and I'd like to thank everyone for their patience while these essential repairs are completed."We're fully aware of the challenges this has created for them, as it has for our officers responding to emergencies in the south of the county." Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Dartford Crossing closed after lorry crash as drivers face TWO-hour delays with road to be shut for ‘several hours'
DARTFORD Crossing is closed after a lorry crash as drivers face two-hour delays. Fuel from the lorry's tanker has spilled across all lanes of the bridge and it is completely blocked. 1 There are considerable delays tailing back from the bridge on the M25. It is thought it will take considerable time for the fuel to be cleaned with delays expected into the evening. The crash took place this morning at around 11am and involved a car and a lorry. Traffic is set to be diverted through the right-hand tunnel of the crossing. This means that northbound traffic will only have one tunnel to pass through at the crossing which connects Essex to Kent. It's not yet known whether there are any serious injuries.
