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| Thirty vehicles 'in major crash' | Thirty vehicles 'in major crash' |
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| Emergency teams are dealing with a 30-vehicle crash on the A20 in Dover. | Emergency teams are dealing with a 30-vehicle crash on the A20 in Dover. |
| Fire crews from Folkestone, Dover and Ashford were called to the coastbound carriageway near the Roundhill Tunnels at Capel-le-Ferne just before 1320 BST. | |
| Firefighters are using hydraulic rescue equipment to free a man and a woman after what was a "major collision", a Kent Fire Service spokesman said. | Firefighters are using hydraulic rescue equipment to free a man and a woman after what was a "major collision", a Kent Fire Service spokesman said. |
| Police, air ambulance crews, and paramedics are also at the scene where the weather is "extremely foggy". | |
| M20 closure | M20 closure |
| Kent Police said there were reports of people trapped in vehicles but no reports of fatalities. | Kent Police said there were reports of people trapped in vehicles but no reports of fatalities. |
| A spokeswoman said the incident was being dealt with as a "multi-vehicle collision". | |
| The A20 is closed at Capel-le-Ferne to allow emergency vehicles to get to the scene. | The A20 is closed at Capel-le-Ferne to allow emergency vehicles to get to the scene. |
| And officers said the coastbound M20 had also been closed at junction 13. | |
| Drivers have been advised to avoid the area. | Drivers have been advised to avoid the area. |