M2 delays between Faversham and Sittingbourne due to crash and car fire

There have been long delays of up to 50 minutes on the M2 this evening due to a crash and a car fire.

Traffic was held on the motorway westbound near Faversham^[1], between junctions 6 and 5.

Traffic at a standstill at Brenley Corner on the M2 on Sunday night following the car fire

There were 6.5 miles of congestion, back to Brenley Corner, according to National Highways.

At 7.30pm, they tweeted: “Kent Fire and Rescue are working at the scene with our traffic officers.”

One motorist said traffic at Brenley Corner was “at a standstill” at 8.30pm.

All lanes had reopened by 9pm.

References

1. ^{^} Faversham (www.kentonline.co.uk)