Motorway reopens after one person is seriously injured in M25 crash

One person was taken to a major trauma centre by air ambulance following a serious crash on the M25 near Heathrow.

The air ambulance responded to the crash which involved a car and a motorcycle, and a fuel spillage on the clockwise carriageway.

Traffic was blocked this morning between J15 and J16 near the Thorney Interchange in west London, according to National Highways.

The highway was shut clockwise before traffic caught within the closure was released forward past the incident scene. All lanes were reopened by Sunday evening.

Police said a patient had been taken via air ambulance to the Major Trauma Centre at St George’s Hospital in London.

Highways England said: ‘Traffic has been STOPPED in both directions on the #M25 in #Buckinghamshire between J15 (#M4) and J16 (#M40) due to a serious collision involving a car and a motorcycle.

‘Emergency services including an Air Ambulance are in attendance. More information to follow shortly.’

The junctions of the motorway affected are the exits towards Slough and Windsor, but the long delays are affecting other stretches of road too.

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