The M20 successful Kent is presently closed eastbound pursuing a "police led incident".

By Max Parry, News Reporter

16:36, Thu, Jan 23, 2025 | UPDATED: 16:38, Thu, Jan 23, 2025

Night presumption engaged UK Motorway postulation jam astatine night

UK motorway postulation jam (Image: Getty)

One of the main motorways connecting Kent to London is closed eastbound pursuing a "serious collision".

National Highways is advising motorists connected the M20 that Junction 8 astatine Hollingbourne to Junction 10 astatine Maidstone is currently closed owed to a "police led incident".

Police are connected the country and person warned that the motorway volition beryllium closed for immoderate hours.

In a connection Kent Police said: "Kent Police is presently astatine the country of a superior collision adjacent Junction 9 of the M20 astatine Ashford.

"The motorway is closed coastbound portion the incidental is responded to and is expected to stay closed for a fig of hours."

The closed agelong of motorway appears connected the National Highways representation with a achromatic and achromatic chequered line

The closed agelong of motorway appears connected the Traffic England representation with a achromatic and achromatic enactment (Image: Traffic England)

Drivers are being told to debar the 4.5-mile agelong of motorway and instrumentality a diversion connected a large A road.

All 3 lanes are presently closed, and determination are delays of astir 30 minutes reported by National Highways.

According to the National Highways postulation tracker the incidental is "expected to wide betwixt 18:45 and 19:00" tonight.

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The National Highways diversion proposal is:

  • Exit the M20 astatine J8 and instrumentality the 3rd exit astatine the roundabout and astatine the adjacent roundabout instrumentality the archetypal exit connected to the A20
  • Remain connected the A20 until the junction with Fougeres Way wherever it volition will crook northwards towards J9 of the M20
  • At Drovers roundabout) instrumentality the 2nd exit onto the A292, towards Ashford. 
  • Remain connected the A292 for astir 3 miles, passing done Ashford, to the Latcon interchange with the M20/A2070
  • Take the 3rd exit to the articulation the A2070, towards Dover (M20)
  • At the adjacent roundabout instrumentality the 1st exit, towards Sellindge
  • Continue to the M20 J10A roundabout and instrumentality the 4th exit to rejoin the M20 eastbound.