Dartford Crossing: Queen Elizabeth II bridge closed after lorry involved in collision

The Dartford crossing bridge was closed to the south after an accident containing a HGV on Thursday.

National highways, it is unclear whether anyone was injured in the incident, but due to the collision of the traffic Queen II. He said he was removed from the Elizabeth bridge.

According to reports, the road is closed from J31 A1306 to J1A A206 (Dartford).

In M25/A282, the entire traffic traveling south or clockwise is directed to the eastern hole tunnel. This means that all traffic to the north will only have the fourth Dartford tunnel.

National Highways said: “The QEII Bridge, which goes to the south in Dartford Crossing, was closed due to a collision containing an HGV on the QEII bridge. In M25/A282, the entire traffic traveling to the south/time is directed from the eastern hole tunnel.

“Therefore, the tunnel traffic to the north is limited to using the West hole Dartford tunnel with only 4’8m (15’9”) height restriction. The vehicles on this height will have to look for an alternative route through the M25 clockwise.

“If this is affected by your planned route, please let the extra journey time. Stand up, you may want to re -guide or even delay your journey.”

National Highways, more information on the website, regional X publications can be found in travel applications, he said. You can contact national highways on 0300 123 5000.

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