M2 LIVE: Major motorway shut as car bursts into flames

A major UK motorway used by tens of thousands of people each day has been shut after a car burst into flames, bringing "all traffic" to a halt.

National Highways has put diversions in place on a section of the M2, with drivers being warned to plan ahead. The incident has seen traffic come to a complete halt on the westbound carriageway between Junction 3 for Chatham (Kent) and Junction 2 for the A228 Sundridge Hill (Rochester). The congestion has seen large queues form after the car caught fire.

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