The M20 remains shut after bridge collapse

The M20 motorway remains shut in parts of Kent after a lorry hit a bridge and caused it to collapse.

The bridge collapsed when a lorry carrying a digger clipped it on Saturday on the London-bound M20 highway 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of London between junctions 3 and 4. 

A motorcyclist was the only person injured when he came off his bike as the bridge started to collapse in front of him. His injuries are not life-threatening.

The M20, one of two motorways that link London with the cross-Channel port of Dover and the nearby Eurotunnel terminal, is due to reopen around 12:00 BST.

The shutdown caused massive traffic jams on what was already an exceptionally busy three-day weekend for vacationers heading to and from France.

Sky News has aerial footage of the incident: 

 Here are two more photos of the wreckage. 

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