M25 crash: Two men arrested following fatal pile-up

 
Devastation: the scene after the crash on the M25 (Picture: Twitter/@EEAST_HART)
Alexandra Rucki10 December 2014
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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous after a man died in a crash on the M25.

A 39-year-old from Leicester was pronounced dead at the scene of the pile-up between junctions 25 and 27 in Essex yesterday morning.

Police said another four people were taken to hospital, but their injuries are not believed to be serious.

Four lorries and a Peugeot car were involved in the smash.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">New aerial pictures show the extent of gridlock on the M25 <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&amp;id=222025&amp;p=http://t.co/bjDSkYLYey" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2936606-http://t.co/bjDSkYLYey" data-vars-event-id="c23">http://t.co/bjDSkYLYey</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&amp;id=222025&amp;p=http://t.co/ctDD7doytP" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2936606-http://t.co/ctDD7doytP" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/ctDD7doytP</a>— ITV News London (@itvlondon) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/itvlondon/status/542267041823342592" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2936606-https://twitter.com/itvlondon/status/542267041823342592" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 9, 2014</a>

Two men aged 33 and 25, are both in hospital and will be interviewed in due course, Essex Police said.

One lane of the motorway still remains closed between junction 26 and 27, causing some delays.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Overnight works with lane restrictions will continue in both directions on damaged barriers <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/M25?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2936606-https://twitter.com/hashtag/M25?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#M25</a> J26 - J27. There are no delays in the area!— Highways Agency (@HAtraffic_seast) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/HAtraffic_seast/status/542449426506080256" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2936606-https://twitter.com/HAtraffic_seast/status/542449426506080256" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 9, 2014</a>

A statement from the Highways Agency said: “Repairs to the cen­tral con­crete bar­rier will how­ever take more time and for this rea­son lane four in each direc­tion is expected to be out of action for a few days.

“At least 40 metres of the struc­ture will need to be rebuilt – with tem­po­rary safety bar­rier in place until the per­ma­nent con­crete bar­rier is fully set and strong enough.”

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