A woman has died and several have been injured after a serious crash on the M25 near Orpington.

A stretch of the M25 near Orpington was closed for 11 hours after the incident yesterday, with traffic at a standstill.

The crash took place anti-clockwise between Junction 3 and 4 at around 4pm on 17 July.

A black Nissan Qashqai crashed with a grey Ford Transit van in lane two before smashing into a tree on the nearside embankment.

Kent Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service rushed to the incident, where a passenger in the Qashqai was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another passenger in the Qashqai was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, while the driver and a child suffered minor injuries.

The driver of the Ford remained unharmed.

Traffic was released through the rear of the queue at 6.15pm.

The road then reopened today (July 18) at 3.30am following an investigation by Kent Police.

Police are now asking for any witnesses to the crash or drivers with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.

You can contact them on the appeal line via 01622 798538 quoting reference number DS/MK/082/22.

A spokesperson for Kent Police said: “Investigators are appealing for information following a fatal collision on the M25 near Orpington.

“The incident took place anti-clockwise between Junction 3 and 4 at around 4pm on Sunday 17 July 2022.

“A black Nissan Qashqai was in collision with a grey Ford Transit van in lane two.

“The Qashqai then collided with a tree on the nearside embankment.

“Kent Police officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service, where a woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.

“She had been travelling as a passenger in the Qashqai along with another woman who was airlifted to a London hospital with serious injuries.

“A man, who was driving, along with a child reported minor injuries.

“The driver of the van was unharmed.

“Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are carrying out enquiries into the incident and would like to hear from any witnesses or anyone who saw the vehicles involved beforehand.

“They are also appealing for anyone with dashcam or any other video footage to come forward.

“Please call the appeal line on 01622 798538 quoting reference DS/MK/082/22 if you can help.”

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