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Man seriously injured after tractor falls off bridge on to M20
The tractor fell more than 40 feet after colliding with a lorry, causing a major motorway closure with emergency services attending and the driver airlifted with serious injuries.
- On August 18, a tractor fell from the A227 overbridge near Wrotham onto the M20 in Kent, closing the motorway between J3 and J1.
- Data from Inrix shows two lorries involved in the collision on the M20 overhead bridge, causing a tractor attached to one HGV to fall.
- Kent Police, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, South East Coast Ambulance Service, and The Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex responded; the tractor driver was airlifted to King's College Hospital with serious injuries.
- The M20 motorway between Swanley and Addington, Kent, remains closed for at least four hours, with diversion routes in place for both directions, according to National Highways.
- Motorists are urged to consider rerouting or delay as the M20 likely remains shut into Monday evening for repairs, National Highways said.
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