A woman was cut from her car and hospitalised following a crash with a lorry on the A2 near Cobham.

The incident took place just before 2pm today (October 6) and temporarily had traffic at a standstill.

The woman was treated by paramedics from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAMB) for chest and back pains.

A SECAMB spokesman said: "We were called at 2pm to report an incident between a car and a lorry.

"As a result of this, we sent two ambulances and two cars.

"Injuries were to a female patient aged approximately 20-years-old.

"She suffered chest and back pains but was fully conscious and then taken to Medway Maritime Hospital."

A Kent Police spokesman said: “Kent Police were called at 1.55pm following a collision involving a car and a lorry on the A2 coastbound at Cobham.

“One woman was cut from the car and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.”

Watling Street was blocked for almost 30 minutes but reopened at 15.30pm.

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