by Keyan Milanian

A fuel spillage on the M2 caused traffic mayhem during Monday's rush hour.

Lanes one and two of the London-bound carriageway were closed at junction three (Chatham) after hundreds of litres of diesel from a tanker spilled onto the road after a crash.

It is thought one of the vehicle's tyres burst.

A spokesman for Strood fire station said it looked like the driver lost control of the vehicle and it mounted the grass verge. It then crashed through the barrier damaging the fuel tank.

Motorist Luke Hollands, from Gillingham, said: "It was terrible, the traffic was queued back miles past junction four. You could smell diesel wafting over the traffic."

Kent Police were called at around 5.20am. The road reopened just after 11am.

Nobody was injured.

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