Dartford crossing delays after police incident on bridge

BBC

May 17, 2024 at 2:08 AM

Motorists have been warned of long delays after traffic was held for almost an hour during a police incident on the Dartford Crossing.

Essex Police said it was called to concerns about someone on the A282 QE2 bridge shortly before 05:20 BST.

Traffic was stopped on the southbound carriageway and was released by 06:34 BST.

National Highways East warned that delays of an hour were expected as traffic started moving again.

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