A car has caught fire on a busy motorway.

The blaze, which happened on the M20 coastbound between Junction 11, near Hythe, and Junction 11a for the Channel Tunnel at around 8.30 this morning, brought traffic to a halt for around 20 minutes.

A lane was also closed while emergency services brought the fire under control.

All lanes have now been reopened.

A police spokesman said: "We were called at 8.37am to a report of a car on fire on the M20 coast-bound near Junction 11.

"Officers are at the scene assisting Highways England and Kent Fire and Rescue Service."