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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.

Helicopter hovers over the M20 after a serious crash between junctions 9 (Ashford) and 8 (Maidstone). Picture: UKNIP (61875888)
Helicopter hovers over the M20 after a serious crash between junctions 9 (Ashford) and 8 (Maidstone). Picture: UKNIP (61875888)

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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