TWO lanes of the M25 were closed near Swanley last night after a man was trapped in a transit van following a crash with a lorry.
Emergency services were called to the anti-clockwise stretch of the motorway between Junction 2 at the Darenth Interchange at Junction 3 at the Swanley Interchange at 6.30pm.
It is believed the crash happened on the approach to the Junction 3 exit.
Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to release the trapped motorist.
Although the Kent Air Ambulance was initially called to the scene, it was stood down before it arrived and the man was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Lanes one and two were shut whilst three fire engines as well as police and paramedics attended the scene and drivers travelling into Kent from Essex faced delays.
The road was fully re-opened at 8.30pm when the vehicles were moved to the hard shoulder.
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