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M20 coastbound blocked after trailer overturns and spills load

Queues built up after a trailer spilled its load following an accident with a lorry on the M20.

The coastbound stretch of the motorway was blocked for more than an hour after the crash between J13 for the A20 at Folkestone and J12 for Cheriton.

It comes after a car towing a trailer was in a crash with a lorry.

Emergency crews are at the scene. Picture: @Kent_999s
Emergency crews are at the scene. Picture: @Kent_999s
The trailer shed its load over the M20. Picture: @Kent_999s
The trailer shed its load over the M20. Picture: @Kent_999s
Crews are clearing up aggregate on the carriageway. Picture: @Kent_999s
Crews are clearing up aggregate on the carriageway. Picture: @Kent_999s
The crash happened at around 6.30pm. File picture
The crash happened at around 6.30pm. File picture

The trailer overturned, spilling aggregate onto the carriageway, just before the Round Hill Tunnel.

Traffic was trapped, and was turned around to leave the motorway via the J13 slip road.

The road re-opened at about 2.30pm.


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