M20 between Ashford and Maidstone shut for hours after lorries collide
14:05, 16 January 2023
updated: 08:15, 19 January 2023
A crash involving two lorries shut the M20 for hours.
Motorists were stuck on the motorway for more than four hours on Monday afternoon following the incident on the London-bound stretch near Junction 9 for Ashford.
The air ambulance attended the crash, which happened at about 2pm.
All emergency services were called, with the road reopening at about 6.15pm.
While the M20 was shut, a crash involving a car and a lorry caused delays on Drover’s Roundabout.
The accident, which happened just before 4pm, blocked part of the junction, but no one was injured. The road was cleared at 4.15pm.
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