The A2 was closed in both directions after a major accident near Dartford Heath earlier this morning.

The crash happened at around 9.20am near the junction with Old Bexley Lane.

A 30-year-old man has been taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich with leg, chest and abdominal pains.

Kent-bound traffic has now been released after congestion was all the way back to the Black Prince Interchange. 

Keep up with the incident on our traffic feed.