Traffic was brought to a standstill in Blackfen last night when a car and a lorry 'broke down.'

Motorists took to Twitter to complain of traffic 'queuing past Eltham' at around 8.30pm on October 29.

Met Police officers closed the A2 Kent-bound while the vehicles were recovered.

A police spokesman said: "According to our records, there were two vehicles broken down.

"They had to temporarily close down the A2 Kent Bound and wait for the vehicle to be recovered."