Diversion in place following crash by Minster roundabout

Emergency services

A collision has closed the road on the A299 eastbound from Minster Roundabout to Canterbury Road West this afternoon (July 16).

One person has been taken to hospital with a head injury following the two vehicle crash, believed to involve a van and a car, just past the Minster roundabout towards Ramsgate.

A Kent Police spokesman said: “Kent Police was called at 4pm following a two-car collision at the Minster roundabout.

“Officers attended and one lane of the A299 is currently closed. The driver of one of the vehicles has been taken to a local hospital with a head injury.”

There is congestion at Cliffsend roundabout on the westbound side.

A detour is in operation  via Manston but there is queuing traffic on the Spitfire Way eastbound.