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Traffic was stopped following a collision on the M20.
Police attended the scene on the London-bound stretch of the motorway between Junctions 9 and 8 near Ashford.
The incident involved a lorry, and the road remained closed to make repairs and clear up.
The road reopened just before 8pm.
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