Motorists in London are facing heavy rush hour traffic and delays as the M25 remains closed anti-clockwise. All four lanes of the carriageway between junction 10 (A3) and junction 8 (Reigate) are shut while resurfacing work is carried out. The road was damaged when a lorry crashed into a central reservation just before 11.30pm last night. No one was injured.
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One of four lanes is closed clockwise between J8 (Reigate) and J9 (LeatherHead). National Highways earlier said the works would last until at least 3pm and in the last half an hour posted on X to say they were still not complete. Meanwhile, Gatwick Airport railway station has reopened after a train fire, but more delays and cancellations are expected.
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The Sussex station was closed at around 12.30pm today when a ‘small fire’ started under a train passing through the airport. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
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Up Next. Passengers on the train and the platforms were evacuated into the airport’s South Terminal and no other trains were allowed to stop at the station. The fire service and British Transport Police attended and the fire – thought to be caused by an electrical fault – was ‘quickly extinguished’.
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No injuries were reported. Although the airport has reopened, delays of up to 45 minutes and cancellations are still expected as the service recovers, National Rail says on its site. To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro's London news hub.
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