by Lynn Cox

lcox@thekmgroup.co.uk

Strood firefighters were called out to the A2 earlier today after a lorry carrying a load of Stella beer crashed into a barrier on the London-bound carriageway.
A crew was called out to the crash site close to the Tollgate turn-off at about 5.40am where they were joined by crews from Dartford and Thamesside.
A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service, said: “The driver had to be taken to hospital with suspected back and neck injuries and we had to make sure the scene was safe as there was quite a bit of diesel on the road.
“We were on the scene for about an hour.”

The accident caused major delays for London bound traffic with queues at one point stretching back to the end of the M2.