M20 Crash Scene Described as 'Horror Movie' Amid Thick Fog

A woman who narrowly avoided being involved in a 30-car crash on the M20 has said the aftermath of the incident was "like a horror movie" amid thick fog. Alena Borodina and her husband avoided the crash by swerving out of the way of cars stopped in front of them and avoiding lorries struggling to come to a halt behind them.

Two people were seriously injured in the crash heading towards London between Maidstone and Ashford, which took place just after 18:40 GMT, according to Kent Police. Borodina, from Aylesford, said: "We were really terrified that someone would crash into the back of us."

The M20 was shut in both directions in the early hours of Sunday, but later reopened. The crash took place during a Met Office yellow weather warning for fog, which later expired at 11:00 on Monday. An air ambulance crew, three fire engines and a "technical rescue unit" were sent to the scene, where National Highways said "thick fog" had been confirmed. Kent Fire & Rescue Service said paramedics attended to 11 people, with two later taken to hospital.