Man dead after M25 incident between Godstone and Redhill

An ambulance rushing to an emergency in a London road
The man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene (stock image) -Credit:Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images


A man has died after an incident on the M25 this evening (16 April). Officers were called at around 5:45pm, where a man had died after falling from a bridge.

The man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances, but the death is not thought to be suspicious, police confirmed.

The motorway was closed in both directions between junction 6 and 7. The carriageways were both re-opened, at around 12am.

Surrey Police are now appealing for witnesses. A spokesperson for the force said: "If you were driving on the M25 between junction 6 and 7 or were on Whitehill Lane, Bletchingley, at the time and have any information or dashcam footage that could assist our investigation, please get in touch, quoting SYP-20240419-0635."