An injured swan caused disruption on a busy motorway this morning.

The animal was spotted on the M20 London-bound carriageway between J6 for Blue Bell Hill and J5 for Aylesford.

Drivers in lanes one and two slowed and eventually stopped in order to avoid colliding with the maimed bird.

Traffic officers from Highways England attended the scene and removed the bird from the motorway.

Traffic in the area, which was at a standstill, has now eased.

A Tweet from the road authority said: "Update: traffic officers are on scene.

"The member of public's vehicle and the swan have been moved out of the live lane and all lanes are now flowing as normal again."

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