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Gritter driver escapes injury after lorry overturns on A2070 in Ashford

A gritter driver was "shaken up but OK" after his lorry rolled onto its side, dumping tonnes of salt across an A-road.

Police and an ambulance crew were called to Finn Farm Roundabout in Ashford following the crash on the A2070.

Police were at the scene for hours helping to recover the vehicle. Picture: Vicky Bishop
Police were at the scene for hours helping to recover the vehicle. Picture: Vicky Bishop

The incident, which happened at about 2.30pm on Friday, sparked lengthy delays as officers blocked part of the road around the junction.

They stayed at the scene for a number of hours but the driver was not taken to hospital.

In a tweet, Kent County Council's gritting team confirmed the driver was "shaken up but OK".

The authority treated the county's primary routes again last night due to "low road surface temperatures across the network".

Throughout the week, the cold weather has caught out a number of motorists in Kent.

Salt from the overturned lorry covered the road. Picture: Andrew Davis
Salt from the overturned lorry covered the road. Picture: Andrew Davis
The Finn Farm Roundabout is on the A2070
The Finn Farm Roundabout is on the A2070
The lorry overturned on the A2070 at about 2.30pm on Friday
The lorry overturned on the A2070 at about 2.30pm on Friday

Earlier on Friday, a driver had a lucky escape when their car overturned in icy conditions in Maidstone.

And on Wednesday, a country road in Selling, near Faversham, was shut after a vehicle overturned.

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