09 July 2024 , 10:09
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A massive 10-mile oil spillage is causing delays this morning as a service station on the M25 has been forced to close.
The A24 all the way from Beare Green to Leatherhead in Surrey is closed northbound.
The oil has spilled along the stretch of the A24 and also onto junction nine of the M25.
For those fancying a stop off while they are driving this morning, unfortunately Cobham Services on the M25 is closed so that specialist environmental teams can clean up.
Surrey Police has advised drivers to avoid the area and said in a statement: ‘Please avoid the A24 northbound between Beare Green and Leatherhead as there has been a significant fuel spillage.
‘Road closures are in place, and the affected areas are likely to be closed for some time with further updates to follow. Thanks for your patience.’
Ross Mendenhall, Operations Director at Extra MSA – which operates Cobham Services – said: ‘An HGV entered the site with a leaking fuel tank which resulted in diesel being spilled throughout the service area.
‘Specialist environmental clean up teams are en route and in situ.
‘We are working as fast as we can to resolve the issue but estimate that the operation will take a few hours before we can safely re-open for vehicles.’
The closure on the A24 is also currently causing heavy traffic in and out of Dorking.
Other smaller road closures are also in place from the A246 Young Street to B2033 Reigate Road , from the A29 Bognor Road to the A2003 Flint Hill (Dorking) and from the A25 Reigate Road in Dorking to B2209 in Westhumble.