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Air ambulance called out and M2 closed in both directions at junction 3 after a child was injured in car crash

A young boy has suffered serious injuries to his leg in a crash on the M2.

The motorway was closed in both directions and the air ambulance was called after the accident involving a 4x4 carrying four children.

A police spokeswoman said officers were sent to Junction 3 at 2.50pm to reports the vehicle had overturned on the London-bound carriageway.

Accident on the M2, junction 3. Picture: Richard Rodgers
Accident on the M2, junction 3. Picture: Richard Rodgers

Three ambulances, a responder car and the air ambulance were called, and a seven-year-old boy was taken by road to King's College Hospital in south London with a fractured leg.

He was accompanied by a man who suffered minor injuries in the crash.

The three other children in the 4x4 were not seriously hurt.

Ambulances on the M2 following the crash at Junction 3. Picture: Richard Rodgers
Ambulances on the M2 following the crash at Junction 3. Picture: Richard Rodgers
The crash on the M2. Picture: @saraduncan24
The crash on the M2. Picture: @saraduncan24

The motorway was fully reopened at 5pm, but long delays remain in the area.


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