A crash on a major coastal commuter route is causing rush hour tailbacks as emergency crews mop up an oil spill.

Police are at the scene on the A2990 Old Thanet Way where three cars and a lorry have collided.

The crash, near the Greenhill roundabout, is causing severe tailbacks.

It is not known if anyone was injured.

A police spokesman confirmed officers were called at 3.24pm to reports of a collision involving four vehicles on the A2990 between Swalecliffe and Herne Bay on the coast-bound side.