{"id":15725,"date":"2026-04-17T06:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/15725\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:14:08","slug":"delays-ease-after-crash-on-m2-medway-bridge-london-bound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/15725\/","title":{"rendered":"Delays ease after crash on M2 Medway Bridge London-bound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drivers experienced long delays after a collision on a major route.<\/p>\n<p>The M2 Medway Bridge heading London-bound was blocked after an incident involving two cars.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 475 369\" alt=\"There are currently delays of more than 30 minutes after a collision on the M2 Medway Bridge heading London-bound. Picture: National Highways\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"7LJ8880YVVTZ1QAT1BBK.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.29\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7LJ8880YVVTZ1QAT1BBK.jpg\" alt=\"There are currently delays of more than 30 minutes after a collision on the M2 Medway Bridge heading London-bound. Picture: National Highways\"\/>There are currently delays of more than 30 minutes after a collision on the M2 Medway Bridge heading London-bound. Picture: National Highways<\/p>\n<p>Just after 10am, National Highways said the scene had been cleared, and traffic had been released.<\/p>\n<p>There are delays of 30 minutes with two miles of congestion on the approach road, which \u201cwill begin to ease\u201d, it said.<\/p>\n<p>One motorist, Rio, who did not wish to give his last name, says he was at a standstill on the bridge for almost two hours.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI was meant to be getting a train from Sidcup to London for work but I\u2019ve missed it. I left the house at 8am from Iwade and within 15 minutes, I hit traffic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen unmarked police cars, incident response vans, recovery vehicles, ambulances and highway vehicles go by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just before 10am he reported that traffic had been released.<\/p>\n<p>Queues of traffic were seen heading back towards Junction 3 for Chatham and Rochester.<\/p>\n<p>According to National Highways, there are currently delays of 60 minutes in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, they said: \u201cThere are delays of 60 minutes on the M2 westbound between Junction 3 (Blue Bell Hill) and Junction 2 (Cuxton) Medway Bridge following an earlier collision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVehicles have been recovered. Service providers are assessing the road for defects. Traffic will be released once confirmed safe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 3276 2551\" alt=\"Congestion is backed up around three miles following the collision\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"PQPP3WN7Z0YQJEZCC2SV.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.28\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PQPP3WN7Z0YQJEZCC2SV.jpg\" alt=\"Congestion is backed up around three miles following the collision\"\/>Congestion is backed up around three miles following the collision<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics confirmed they were made aware of the incident but stood down prior to arrival, as no injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>More as we have it. Listen to kmfm for the latest travel and traffic news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drivers experienced long delays after a collision on a major route. 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