Emergency services were called to a flat-bed truck alight on the M20 this evening.

Long queues just before J8 (Leeds/Maidstone Services), on the coastbound carriageway, were earlier causing delays to motorists.

Two fire crews were called to the blaze at 4.22pm. They left the scene around half-an-hour later.

The motorway was closed at 4.34pm, reopening just before 4.55pm.

It's thought the van had caught alight on the hard shoulder.

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