Two taken to hospital following Kent M25 lorry crash near Sevenoaks

Two people have been taken to hospital following a collision on the M25 near Sevenoaks on Monday morning (November 25). Emergency services took to the scene on the clockwise carriageway between Junction 5, for Chipstead and Sevenoaks, and Junction 6 for Godstone in Surrey shortly after 9am.

All traffic was then temporarily held, resulting in heavy congestion and delays building on the approach. Traffic and travel monitoring service Inrix reported that the collision had involved two lorries and a car.

Two lanes of four were then re-opened at around 10am, though delays and traffic continued throughout the morning. At the incident’s peak, drivers faced delays of around 1.5 hours with queues stretching back onto the M26 westbound.

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A spokesperson for South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) said: “I can confirm we were called at approximately 9.10am today (Monday 25 November) to reports of an RTC on the M25 between junction 5 and 6. Ambulance crews attended and two patients were assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to East Surrey Hospital for further checks.”

A Surrey Police spokesperson added: "Officers were called to the M25 between J5 and J6 at 9.10am this morning following reports of a collision between the drivers of two HGVs and a car. South East Coast Ambulance Service, Surrey Fire and Rescue, and National Highways were also in attendance, and medical attention was provided at the scene."

At the time of writing, the M25 clockwise remains partially closed near Sevenoaks as emergency services continue to work at the scene. All further updates to this incident will be shared to our ongoing live blog here.