The driver of a huge articulated lorry lost control on the M20 this afternoon, causing the vehicle to jack-knife.

The incident, which blocked two lanes westbound near junction 11a for Hythe, happened at about 1pm.

Emergency services were called to the scene but it is not known whether anyone suffered injuries.

A statement by Highways England said initially the incident should have been cleared by around 4pm when traffic flow was expected to return to normal.

But workers managed to clear the lanes by about 3pm.

A tweet by Kent Police's Road Traffic Unit said: "M20 11a London bound- Assisting Longport patrols with a road traffic collision."

The accident happened not far from the scene of an earlier crash.