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Heavy rain triggers flash flooding and causes crashes across Maidstone, Malling and the Weald

13:00, 17 June 2016

updated: 13:01, 17 June 2016

Heavy downpours have triggered flash flooding and made for dangerous driving conditions across parts of the county.

Police have been called to a crash involving an Aston Martin on the M20 near Maidstone.

Officers said the car hit standing water on the coastbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 5 at around 11.20am.

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The car crashed on the M20 near Maidstone. Pic: Kent Police
The car crashed on the M20 near Maidstone. Pic: Kent Police

Highways officers also reported flash flooding on roads around Maidstone, including in Rocky Hill where a manhole cover has risen up with the water.

Vikki Voyce sent us this photo showing water pouring from Broadway into the subway.

There are also problems on other parts of the one-way system, including Mill Street, and it's thought work on the Maidstone Bridges upgrade was suspended while the downpour battered the County Town.

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