Traffic along a major road is slow following an accident earlier this afternoon.

The A2 Londonbound between Canterbury and Faversham had been reported to be at a standstill, with cars queuing before the Boughton Bypass at Dunkirk.

Traffic has been temporarily released but is slow due to the holding of traffic, which lasted for about 45 minutes.

National Highways have warned: “There are delays of 30 minutes and approx. 3 miles of congestion on approach.”

Both police and ambulance crews are present on the scene.

The incident is not thought to be serious, with it emerging a car struck the central reservation barrier leaving the driver with a minor injury.

A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was called at 2.41pm on Monday 27 November to a report that a car had struck a barrier on the Londonbound carriageway of the A2 near Boughton.

“Officers are currently at the scene where the driver has reported a minor injury and arrangements are underway to recover the vehicle.”