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Six taken to hospital after crash | |
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Six people have been taken to hospital and up to 10 vehicles have been damaged after a crash in east Kent. | |
Emergency teams were called to the crash scene on the A20 at Capel-le-Ferne just before 1320 BST. | Emergency teams were called to the crash scene on the A20 at Capel-le-Ferne just before 1320 BST. |
Two cars and two lorries, believed to be foreign-registered, were involved in the main crash, police said. | |
Initial reports said 30 vehicles were involved, but Kent Fire Service said many people stopped at the scene and conditions were extremely foggy. | |
A spokeswoman said: "Lots of vehicles had stopped and there was quite a lot of fog - it might not have been initially clear as to who was involved in the collision." | A spokeswoman said: "Lots of vehicles had stopped and there was quite a lot of fog - it might not have been initially clear as to who was involved in the collision." |
Young child | |
The injured included a 38-year-old man with head, chest and facial injuries, who was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital, a spokesman for the South East Coast Ambulance (Secamb) said. | |
A 29-year-old woman with arm, leg and suspected pelvic injuries was taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, and a young child from their vehicle was taken to hospital as a precaution. | |
Meanwhile, a man, aged 30, who was travelling in a van, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital in Margate with an arm injury. | |
And a woman in her late 20s and a child who were travelling in a camper van were taken to the William Harvey Hospital with minor cuts and bruises, the Secamb spokesman said. | |
Minor incidents were reported in the tailback but there were no serious injuries. | |
Two trapped | Two trapped |
Both the coastbound A20 and M20 were closed and drivers were advised to avoid the area. | Both the coastbound A20 and M20 were closed and drivers were advised to avoid the area. |
The coastbound motorway was closed at junction 13. | |
On Tuesday evening police were diverting traffic around the crash via slip roads and reported no significant tailbacks in the area. | |
Three fire engines from Folkestone, Dover and Ashford were sent to the scene and crews used hydraulic cutting equipment to free a man and a woman. | Three fire engines from Folkestone, Dover and Ashford were sent to the scene and crews used hydraulic cutting equipment to free a man and a woman. |
Officers said no further persons were trapped in vehicles at the scene, near the Roundhill Tunnels. | |
Paramedics and air ambulance crews were present alongside police and fire teams. | Paramedics and air ambulance crews were present alongside police and fire teams. |