Lorry crash blocks busy A-road

A key stretch of the A21[1] near Tonbridge[2] was blocked this morning (August 27) following a lorry crash. The southbound carriageway of the A-road was fully shut between Morleys Roundabout and the A26 Quarry Hill Road. Officers from Kent Police[3] have been in attendance.

And Kent County Council's[4] highways department has warned drivers to "expect delays in the area".

In its latest update at around 4pm, traffic and travel monitoring site Inrix said: "One lane closed and very slow traffic due to emergency resurfacing repairs and earlier accident on A21 Tonbridge Bypass southbound from A225 (Hildenborough/Sevenoaks turn off, Sevenoaks Weald) to A26 London Road (Tonbridge)."

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References

1. ^ A21 (www.kentlive.news)
2. ^ Tonbridge (www.kentlive.news)
3. ^ Kent Police (www.kentlive.news)
4. ^ Kent County Council's (www.kentlive.news)