A fatal three-car crash has left the M20 shut for around ten hours, disrupting travel between Kent and London.
The crash happened around 6.15am near the Swanley Interchange, where the M25 meets the M20.
A dark blue Smart car travelling coastbound collided with a blue Vauxhall Mokka travelling on the same carriageway, before then crashing into a BMW 5-Series estate on the slip road from the M25, where it joins the M20.
Police, paramedics and the fire service rushed to the scene but the driver of the Smart car, a man in his 20s, died at the scene.
The M20 remained shut in both directions on Wednesday afternoon.
Congestion was earlier tailing back around 13 miles on the M25, past the Dartford Bridge, but appeared to have cleared by around 11am.
The M20 coastbound is shut across the 15-mile stretch between Junction 1 (M25) and Junction 3 (M26). The London-bound carriageway is shut at junction 1 (M25/Swanley Interchange).
Drivers are being warned of long delays, and National Highways has urged motorists to consider delaying their journeys if possible.
