Travel delays after fire at London Bridge and lorry crash in Dartford
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by Katie
Lamborn
Rail commuters faced major delays as firefighters tackled a
blaze at London Bridge station.
All services in and out of London Bridge, Charing Cross and
Cannon Street stations were suspended and instead were diverted
to London Victoria.
Dartford Messenger reporter
Danny Boyle was stuck at Dartford train station. He described
commuters as being "packed in like sardines on the platform" and
said there was little information being provided to passengers.
He added: "Commuters at Dartford were angry that, despite
assurances from rail staff, their train tickets were not valid on
Fastrack bus services to Gravesend."
Audio: Reporter Danny
Boyle describes the scene at Dartford train station on Wednesday
morning
The blaze was under railway arches at London Bridge station and
gas cylinders were thought to be involved.
A statement on Southeastern's website
on Wednesday afternoon said: "Based on advice received from London
Fire Brigade and Network Rail we have now begun to run normal
services.
We are aiming to run a normal peak service tonight from all our
stations. However all services will still be subject to delays and
last minute cancellations."
Southeastern tickets are being accepted on all London
Underground and Docklands Light Railway services.
Meanwhile, there is also chaos on the roads in north
Kent.
It comes after 100 litres of diesel was spilt on a main
road after a crash involving a lorry on Tuesday night.
The A206 University Way in Dartford close to junction 1a of the
M25 is shut as 16 tonnes of sand had to be laid to deal with the
incident.
Police originally said the road would be reopened at around noon
but at around 2pm said it would remain closed until Thursday
morning.
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Elsewhere, drivers are struggling to travel on a road
linking Maidstone and Medway after three cars were involved in an
accident.
Police were called to Boxley Road, at Boxley Hill around 9.30am
Wednesday after reports of a Nissan Micra and two Volkswagen Polos
being involved in a crash.
Police also said a Dutch-registered lorry has broken down near
the scene of the accident with a punctured tyre.
There are no reports of any injuries or damage to the cars.
Drivers are able to pass the accident but only just.
Karen Morritt, who works in Maidstone and was caught up in the
tailbacks, said she had to drive off the side of the road and along
a muddy bank to inch past.
Wednesday, March 03 2010
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