Climate activists from various groups draw attention to themselves with radical actions. Members of the Just Stop Oil group have been blocking a main artery in London for days. A serious accident then occurs.
A police officer was injured in an accident during a demonstration by climate protection activists on the M25 ring road in London. “An officer was injured as a result of a collision between two trucks,” said a police statement about the protests by demonstrators on the important artery that have been going on for days.
About the course of the accident, the police said they had initiated a road closure with the help of a signal vehicle because of a person on the road. There was a collision between the two trucks and a police officer on the motorcycle. There was initially no official information on the state of health of the officer. According to a report by The Sun newspaper, however, he is said not to have suffered any serious injuries. Two people have been arrested on charges of disturbing public order in connection with the protest, Essex Police said in a statement.
The highway had to be partially closed again because climate activists from the group Just Stop Oil had climbed onto scaffolding over the roadway. Dozens of arrests have been made in connection with the protests over the past few days. Just Stop Oil is demanding an immediate end to the granting of new licenses for the production of oil and gas from the government in London. The group also announced other actions. “This is an act of resistance against a criminal government and its genocidal death project,” said a statement from the climate protectors.