Highways England said the M20 eastbound carriageway is open, one lane is still closed past the scene of the incident.
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At least one person has been injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed on the M20 in Kent.
There is queueing traffic on the anticlockwise M25 between junction 3 for the M20 and junction two at the Darenth Interchange for the M2 because of motorists seeking alternative routes.
Fade Ogunro tweeted: “Major accident happening right in from of me”.
A pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a United Kingdom motorway on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
A bridge has collapsed onto vehicles on the M20 motorway during the Bank Holiday getaway.
Chilling video footage from a driver on the other side of the carriageway showed how the bridge appeared to have come crashing down on the rear end of an articulated lorry.
“We heard a guy in front of us talking and he said he didn’t even see it even though the crash happened just in front of him”.
A message on its website said: “All emergency services are en-route or in attendance”. The wounded motorcyclist was taken to Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
A precautionary 50mph limit has been put in place in both directions past the bridge.
The M20 highway running southeast of London has been closed since midday Saturday, when a westbound truck struck and partly destroyed a pedestrian bridge.
A spokesperson for the South East Coast Ambulance Service said paramedics were treating one patient and that the air ambulance were sent to the scene. “Traffic will be heavier than usual”, it added.
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The motorway has been closed in both directions between the two nearest junctions.
