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Car on fire along A249 by Detling Hill

Cara Simmonds
csimmonds@thekmgroup.co.uk
19:34, 18 May 2023  | Updated: 14:39, 19 May 2023

Drivers faced delays after a car burst into flames.

It was spotted on the Maidstone-bound carriageway of the A249 on fire at about 6pm.

Drivers spotted a car on fire along the A249. Picture: Nikki Dodd
Drivers spotted a car on fire along the A249. Picture: Nikki Dodd
It had been completely engulfed in flames. Picture: Nikki Dodd
It had been completely engulfed in flames. Picture: Nikki Dodd

There was also thick, black smoke rising from the vehicle's bonnet.

A spokesman from the fire service said: “The road was temporarily closed whilst crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.

“No injuries were reported and the cause is not yet known.”

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