Overview

• The M20 remains shut in both directions between J1 (Swanley) and J3 (Addington) after a tractor fell from the A227 overbridge near Wrotham, and the driver is in a critical but stable condition after being airlifted.
• Kent Police now say it was a single-vehicle collision on the bridge, with the tractor separating from its trailer before falling, as fire and ambulance crews carried out a rescue.
• National Highways warns of a prolonged recovery and repair operation, including resurfacing and fuel‑spill clearance, with signed diversions via the M26 and M25.
• Separately, the M25 was closed on Monday in both directions between J29 and J30 for an Essex Police incident, with strategic diversion routes in use.
• The wider network remains under strain, with Sunday’s M5 Avonmouth Bridge defect causing 14 miles of queues before reopening that night and, on Tuesday, two lanes shut on the M6 northbound between J17 and J18 creating long delays.