M20 forced to close between Junction 4, for Leybourne, and Junction 6, for Maidstone and Chatham, after teenage girl dies
A teenage girl died after being struck by vehicles on the M20 motorway in Kent early Saturday morning. Police have closed the road for investigation and are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.
Why it matters
This is a tragic local incident that caused significant traffic disruption and requires a thorough police investigation.
Police have confirmed a teenage girl has died following a “serious incident” which resulted in the closure of a large part of the M20 motorway for much of today.
Officers have confirmed the girl was on the carriageway in the vicinity of a footbridge near Teapot Lane, Aylesford, when she was struck by vehicles including a Ford Transit and Vauxhall Corsa.
Emergency crews were summoned to the stretch of the eastbound motorway between Junction 4 for Leybourne and Snodland and Junction 5 for Aylesford at around 3.20am.
The girl was confirmed dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed.
That part of the road was completely closed up until just before 4pm. The westbound section was closed completely for several hours, with all but one lane reopened at around 9am this morning.
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