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The scene on the London-bound M20 motorway, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of the capital, after a lorry hit a pedestrian bridge, causing it to collapse, Saturday Aug. 27, 2016. Witnesses and emergency services say a truck has struck an overpass and collapsed a pedestrian bridge onto one of England's busiest motorways, the M20, injuring one person.
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: M20 bridge collapse: Aerial footage from the scene shows top of lorry trailer sheared off https://t.co/vZ3vIsUpjK
- Sky News (@SkyNews) August 27, 2016
M20 bridge collapse: Aerial footage from the scene shows top of lorry trailer sheared off https://t.co/vZ3vIsUpjK
- Sky News (@SkyNews) August 27, 2016Here are two more photos of the wreckage.
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
- Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) August 27, 2016