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Woman treated for burns on A28 Canterbury Road in Ashford after car and bus crash near Heathfield Road

12:00, 28 November 2014

updated: 12:30, 28 November 2014

A woman has been treated for burns after her car crashed with a bus in Ashford this morning.

Fire crews were called to the scene on the A28 Canterbury Road at the junction with Heathfield Road at 11.20am.

The incident had caused huge tailbacks towards the town centre on North Street.

The damage to the bus after a collision between it and a car
The damage to the bus after a collision between it and a car
Traffic is tailing back into the town centre following the crash
Traffic is tailing back into the town centre following the crash

A fire service spokesman confirmed no people were trapped but that a woman, who was the driver of the car, suffered "very minor burns" to her hand.

She was treated by paramedics after receiving first aid from firefighters.

Radiator fluid spilled out on to the road
Radiator fluid spilled out on to the road

A team from the Environment Agency was also called following concerns that radiator fluid was leaking into a nearby drain.

Crews have made the area safe and no other injuries have been reported.

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