There are queues 4.5 mile queues on the London-bound M20 approaching the scene of the accident between between junction four for Leybourne and junction three for Borough Green.
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Paramedics were seen treating one person at the scene, surrounded by rubble and twisted railings.
Alex Magaisa was driving past the lorry involved just as the bridge collapsed, with his wife and two young sons in the auto.
The M20 in Kent has reopened to traffic after a crash in Kent where a lorry struck a footbridge crossing the motorway.
“We came to a standstill and saw everyone running towards the wreckage”, he told The Independent. “The back end of the lorry was in pieces”. “It really shook us up”.
“We are very close to the front”, the 31-year-old said.
The University of Kent lecturer, 41, said: “My instinct was just to drive through. It was incredible. It could have fallen right on top of our auto”.
The top of lorry was sheered and debris of the bridge scattered over the motorway. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
A temporary 50mph limit is in place in the area on both carriageways. “Traffic will be heavier than usual”, it added.
All emergency services are en-route or in attendance and the scene is being managed by Kent Police. The South East Coast Ambulance Service said a motorcyclist in his 50s had been taken to hospital with suspected broken ribs.
The M20 remains closed between junctions two and four in both directions.
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The diversion for the M20 is via the A2 or M2 using the A229 and A228, and the diversion for the M26, closed at M25 junction five, is to use the M25 junction two and then travel on the A2 or M2.
