A man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a motorbike on the A2.

The accident happened on the London-bound side near the exit for the Bean Interchange and Bluewater.

At one point, congestion stretched back to junction 1 of the M2 for Strood.

The road was closed earlier but all lanes have since been reopened. Delays had cleared by 10am.

A police spokesman said: "Kent Police received a report of a road traffic collision at 7.35am on Wednesday 18 January involving one motorcyclist on the A2 Londonbound at Bean.

"Officers attended the scene where minor injuries were reported. The South East Coast Ambulance Service also attended. One man was taken to hospital."

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