A woman in her 30s has died in a crash on the A299 Thanet Way.

Emergency crews shut the road between the A290 Clapham Hill in Whitstable and the A291 Canterbury Road near Herne Bay just after 4.30am today.

Both sides of the carriageway were closed this morning - with the London-bound side remaining shut for a number of hours for repair work.

A police spokesman said earlier: "We can now confirm a woman in her 30s sadly died this morning following a single-vehicle collision on the A299 Thanet Way.

"We have finished our enquiries at the scene but the London-bound carriageway remains closed pending repair work by Kent Highways. Thanks for your patience."

The crash happened on the London-bound carriageway. Nobody else was in the vehicle.

Another crash, which police say was unrelated to the first, happened on the coast-bound carriageway and involved two vans. No serious injuries were reported.

A witness, who didn't want to be named, told KentOnline just before 6am two small vans had crashed on the coast-bound side and a car had hit a sign on the London-bound side just before the Whitstable turn-off.

Just after 10am, the witness said all cars had been turned around.

The collision caused long delays on surrounding roads as drivers took alternative routes. Drivers were told to take a diversion route from Old Thanet Way and return to Thanet Way at Whitstable.

Congestion remained for a number of hours on the Old Thanet Way diversion between Herne Bay and Swalecliffe, with traffic also queueing down Herne Bay Road from Calcott to Sturry, to go via Canterbury.

Police are urging witnesses of the crash to come forward.

Anyone with dashcam footage that could help police can upload it here.

Witnesses or anyone who saw the car before it happened should call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01622 798538, quoting reference SM/JW/022/23. You can also email sciu.td@kent.police.uk.