Two arrests after crash on M25 between J5, Godstone, Surrey, and J5 in Sevenoaks involving HGV and road sweeper

Two people have been arrested after a crash between a HGV and road sweeper, as the police urge witnesses to come forward. It comes after a man was flown to hospital with "serious injuries"[1] following the smash on the M25 in Godstone, Surrey, between junction 6 and junction 5 at 3.46am today.

Witnesses of a crash on the M25 are being urged to come forward. Picture: National Highways

Consequently, a man, 30, and woman, 25, have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving without due care. One of the vehicles overturned and saw "significant diesel and oil spill" over the carriageway, National Highways says.

Kent fire crews were called at 3.54am and cut one person from one of the vehicles. Shortly before 4pm, National Highways said: "Now that the police investigation and recovery has completed, National Highways engineers have been able to assess the damage and confirmed that two lanes will need to be resurfaced before all four lanes can safely reopen. "Repairs to the nearside barrier will be carried out this afternoon.

"The resurfacing will need three lanes to be closed. National Highways has taken the decision to reopen the outside two lanes to help drivers this afternoon and carry out the resurfacing tonight, once traffic flows have lowered."

A man, 30, and woman, 25, have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving without due care.

Now, officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, as well as anyone with CCTV, dashcam or helmet cam footage which maybe captured all or part of the incident.

Surrey Police said: "If you have any information that might assist our investigation, please get in touch quoting PR/45250057149 using one of the options below: o Use our 24/7 live chat service available on this website (www.surrey.police.uk)o Use our online form to provide an update to this incident or select from our other contact us forms.o Call us on our non-emergency number, 101

If you would rather not speak to police or to prefer to give information anonymously, you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or completing their online form at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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References

1. ^ a man was flown to hospital with "serious injuries" (kentonline.co.uk)