Recap: Heavy M25 traffic after ‚concerns for man’s welfare‘ shut Dartford Crossing

‚Issues for a person’s welfare‘ fully shut the QE2 Bridge for round half an hour.

Essex Police attended the scene of the incident on the QE2 Bridge the place the highway was shut off this afternoon (Tuesday, September 14).

Drivers had floor to a halt on the M25 clockwise approaching the bridge as emergency companies attend to the scene at round 3pm this afternoon.

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The highway reopened and site visitors started transferring once more at round 4pm – about an hour after the preliminary highway closure.

All site visitors was briefly being diverted by way of considered one of Dartford Tunnels whereas the highway closure came about.

Essex Roads Policing tweeted on the time of the incident: „We have been known as to issues for the welfare of a person on the Dartford Crossing shortly after 2.50pm at present (Tuesday, September 14).

„Emergency companies attended and are working to resolve the scenario as shortly and safely as attainable.“

Lengthy delays have been nonetheless occurring after the closure ended, with Nationwide Highways confirming that extreme congestion on the highway meant that drivers ought to add an extra 35 minutes on to their journey instances.

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