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M2 opens after crash near Faversham causes fire to cars

By: Matt Leclere mleclere@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 10:40, 04 April 2019

Updated: 10:40, 04 April 2019

The M2 is open again after a crash caused three cars to catch fire earlier this morning.

Two people have been taken to hospital for further checks after the crash on the London-bound carriageway near Faversham between junctions 6 and 7.

Traffic was held following the smash at 8am with Highways England reopening one lane of the London-bound side at 10am with coastbound traffic released at 9am.

Emergency services respond to the incident. Picture: Brad Glover

Emergency services, including police, fire and ambulance responded to the incident and three casualties were assessed by paramedics.

The crash, which involved four vehicles, caused four-mile tailbacks with drivers stuck in queues for almost two hours.

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Three of the vehicles caught fire with a witness saying the cars had been completely destroyed by the blaze.

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