A motorist has managed to escape injury after their van rolled across the M25 before coming to a stop on the hard shoulder.
The shocking incident happened when one of the tyres of the white Ford van blew out by the Junction 20 westbound entry slip road at 8.15pm on Wednesday.
Hertfordshire Constabulary says this caused the vehicle to flip before coming to a rest on the hard shoulder crash barrier.
It happened right in front of officers as they were dealing with a speeding driver, officers from the Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire Policing Unit added.
So this happened in front of us whilst we were dealing with a speeder. Rear offside tyre blow out in lane 4, harsh left turn and then flipped. Driver is absolutely fine, no one else injured. 410208 410580 pic.twitter.com/FT82b53uSz
— BCH Road Policing Unit (@roadpoliceBCH) July 21, 2021
They said the van had been in lane four when the tyre blew.
A picture shows the dramatic aftermath of the crash, with the wrecked van pictured on its side on top of a barrier.
The windscreen was smashed during the incident whilst the roof of the vehilce was also left badly damaged.
No one was injured.
A spokesperson from Hertfordshire Constabulary said: “Road policing officers on patrol assisted a road traffic collision on the M25 junction 20 westbound entry slip road at 8.15pm yesterday (Wednesday 22 July).
“A white Ford van’s tyre blew out causing the vehicle to flip and come to a rest on the hard shoulder crash barrier. The driver was uninjured.”
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