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10th October 2019M20 CRASH: Major delays due to collision in Maidstone - long delays
THERE are reports of an RTC on the M20. One laneis blocked and there's slow traffic due to an accident on the M20 London bound from J9 A20 (Ashford) to J8 A20 (Leeds Castle / Maidstone ...
10th October 2019TRAFFIC: Major delays due to road closure near Maidstone
THERE are major delays in Aylesford. Station Road has closed due to work on a motorway bridge. A local secondary school teacher said: "It's chaos, the place has come to a standstill. ...
WARNING: Road shuts due to flytipping near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in East Malling due to flytipping. Well Street is currently closedbetween Broadwater Road and Stickens Lane due to a flytip. Diversion via Broadwater Road and ...
LATEST: Massive drugs seizure on M20 near Maidstone
POLICE have seized around five kgs of drugs and £100,000 after stopping a suspicious car on the M20 at Leybourne. An unmarked police car followed a Mercedes travelling at high speeds on the ...
M20 UPDATE: Woman injured in 'serious' lorry collision in Maidstone
A WOMAN was injured in a collision involving a car and lorry on the M20 this morning. The M20 has now reopened between junctions 8 and 9 and delays are starting to clear. A Kent Police ...
M20 UPDATE: Car and lorry collide in Maidstone - all lanes shut
A CAR and lorry have collided on the M20. All lanes are currently shut on the M20 between junctions 8 and 9. A Kent Police spokesman said: "Kent Police was called at around 10am on ...
BREAKING: M20 diversion route issued following 'serious collision' in Maidstone
THE M20 is currently closed from J8 to J9 with delays of at least 30 minutes covering several miles of the eastbound carriageway. This closure is due to a road traffic collision. For traffic ...
M20 UPDATE: More than two miles of solid traffic due to 'serious collision'
THERE is more than 2.5 miles of congestion due to an RTC on the M20. The collision happened on the M20 J8 Maidstone to J9 Ashford. All lanes are currently closed. A Highways England spokeman ...
M20 CHAOS: 999 crews attend 'serious collision' in Maidstone
THERE are reports of an RTC in Maidstone. The collision happened on the M20 J8Maidstone to J9 Ashford. A Highways England spokesman said: "All lanes now closed between J8 & J9 ...
LATEST: Thomas Cook saved by Hays Travel
MORE than 500 Thomas Cook stores across the country will be saved. Hays Travel will take over 555 stores, including 13 in Kent, and will employ former workers of the travel company after it went ...