M25 traffic LIVE: Tragedy on major UK motorway as man dies in crash | UK | News

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A man has died after being hit by a lorry as he stood on the hard shoulder of the M25 near the Dartford Crossing in the early hours, police have said.

The road has been closed between Junction 29 for the A127 and Junction 30 at the A13 after the incident on Sunday which involved a lorry and two men.

Officers from London’s Metropolitan Police, paramedics and National Highways Traffic Officers have been at the scene, according to National Highways.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: “Police were called to the scene of a collision between a lorry and pedestrians stood on the hard shoulder of the M25 clockwise between J29 and J30 on Sunday (September 8) at 3.56am.

“Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service paramedics and treated two men.”

They added that despite the best efforts of the emergency services one of the two men died at the scene.

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