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M2 reopens after emergency works and days of disruption

Patrick BarlowSouth East
Simon Jones / BBC A dual carriageway motorway road at night. On the left, one of the carriageways is open with multiple cars heading away from the camera with their lights on. On the right, the road is closed with just a singular works vehicle in the distance, also with its lights on.Simon Jones / BBC
Part of the M2 has reopened this morning after it was closed overnight to be resurfaced

Part of the M2 that was closed overnight for emergency repair works after days of disruption has reopened on Friday.

Sections of the motorway between Chatham and Sittingbourne had been closed since Tuesday evening after an incident in which a pedestrian died.

They were closed again on Thursday evening for what a National Highways spokesperson called "emergency resurfacing works".

All lanes of the coastbound carriageway reopened at 05:00 GMT following the overnight works, after the motorway closed at 20:00 GMT on Thursday.

Kent Police said a man in his 50s had died after he was struck by several vehicles near Medway Services.

It is understood that police investigation work at the site has concluded, but detectives said they wanted witnesses to the crash, including anyone with dashcam footage, to get in contact.

The man's next of kin has been informed, Kent Police added.

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