Lorry crash triggers M20 bridge collapse

A pedestrian footbridge collapsed on a motorway on one of the busiest bank holiday travel days of the year at the M20 in kent between Junction 3  and 4 because of a vehicle striking a bridge on the eastbound carriageway, according to Highways, England. The crash happened near the junction with the M26 which links the M25 London orbital with the M20. This motorway is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and the Port of Dover for people travelling to France and across Europe by road. A lorry carrying a digger was driving on the hard shoulder and crashed into the bridge with five cars behind the collision  and a motorcyclist in his 50s had thrown himself off his bike to avoid the impact sustained a suspected broken ribs. As the bridge fell there was a big noise and the back of the lorry was in pieces. An estimated 13 million drivers are expected to take to the road between Friday and Monday over the long August bank holiday weekend according to AA, the busiest with 10 million motorists expected to travel on Saturday alone.

Kent Police said the crash was indeed a major incident and one person was injured/ Travel disruption is severe, with the motorway expected to remain closed major part of Sunday.

The person who had been hurt had injuries that were not life-threatening.