Police have confirmed that a man who died following a crash near the Dartford Crossing was a pedestrian standing on the hard shoulder of the M25.
The incident, involving a lorry and two pedestrians, occurred between Junctions 29 and 30 shortly before 4am yesterday morning (September 8). Emergency services, including officers from the Metropolitan Police and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, were called to the scene.
Despite the best efforts of emergency responders, one of the men was pronounced dead at the scene. No further details about the deceased have been released at this time. The second man was transported to the hospital, but his current condition remains unknown.
No arrests have been made, and police inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.
Road closures were in place following the collision to allow emergency services to attend the scene and conduct investigations, but the motorway has since reopened.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called to the scene of a collision between a lorry and pedestrians standing on the hard shoulder of the M25 clockwise between J29 and J30 on Sunday 8 September at 03:56hrs. Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service paramedics and treated two men.
“Despite their best efforts, one of the men—no further details—died at the scene. Road closures are in place as police carry out inquiries. No arrests have been made.”
Anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area at the time is urged to contact the police on 101 or tweet @MetCC, quoting CAD 1299/08SEP.
