The M20 remains shut after bridge collapse

ap traffic chaos as truck hits collapses bridge on uk highway m20

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The M20 motorway remains shut in parts of Kent after a lorry hit a bridge and caused it to collapse.

The bridge collapsed when a lorry carrying a digger clipped it on Saturday on the London-bound M20 highway 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of London between junctions 3 and 4. 

A motorcyclist was the only person injured when he came off his bike as the bridge started to collapse in front of him. His injuries are not life-threatening.

The M20, one of two motorways that link London with the cross-Channel port of Dover and the nearby Eurotunnel terminal, is due to reopen around 12:00 BST.

The shutdown caused massive traffic jams on what was already an exceptionally busy three-day weekend for vacationers heading to and from France.

Sky News has aerial footage of the incident:  Tweet Embed:
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M20 bridge collapse: Aerial footage from the scene shows top of lorry trailer sheared off https://t.co/vZ3vIsUpjK

 Here are two more photos of the wreckage. 

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M20 update: One person was injured when a bridge was hit by a lorry and collapsed onto the M20 near West Malling. pic.twitter.com/pt8FFtRkLQ

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