M23 and M25 traffic diversion routes after police find body on motorway

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Diversion routes for the M23 and M25 have been confirmed after a body was found on the motorway near Gatwick Airport. The M23 remains closed southbound between Junction 8 and Junction 9 as the body was recovered this afternoon (Sunday, December 10).

Two lanes on the northbound route have also been shut. Police are appealing for any drivers in the area between 4.45pm and 5pm who may have collided with something or seen a man walking on the A25 Bletchingley Road Bridge.

Drivers are facing delays of 30 minutes on the M23. A Surrey Police spokesperson said: "The M23 southbound between junctions 8 and 9 is currently closed due to a body being recovered from the road this evening (December 10).

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"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances, but there is not currently believed to be any third party involvement. We are appealing for any drivers who were in the area between 4.45pm and 5pm and may have unwittingly collided with something, or anyone who saw a man walking on the A25 Bletchingley Road Bridge, to please get in touch with us by DM or by calling 101 and quoting SYP-20231210-0563."

The incident has led to diversion routes being put in place along the M25 near South London.

For drivers using the M25 anticlockwise route:

For driver using the M25 clockwise route:

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