Drivers on M20 dodge mattresses after more than 20 fly off back of truck

That is the surprising second greater than 20 mattresses fly off the again of a truck onto a busy motorway.

The HGV was transporting the large pile of mattresses in direction of London on the M20 close to Ashford in Kent.

They gave the impression to be stacked correctly within the cage, however the doorways weren't secured and the wind blew them open.

Inside seconds, the mattresses flew out, touchdown in entrance of different automobiles, which needed to swerve to keep away from them.

‘I needed to exit into the quick lane to keep away from them – they might simply trigger an accident,’ one driver stated.

The chaos occurred whereas the truck driver was overtaking within the center lane.

By the point the driving force had crossed into the within lane, there have been simply two mattresses left, with one hanging off the again.

More than 20 mattresses fell off a truck driving on the M20 towards London, near Ashford in Kent.
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The highest of the cage blew off the truck and all of the mattresses adopted (Image: SWNS)

More than 20 mattresses fell off a truck driving on the M20 towards London, near Ashford in Kent.
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Drivers needed to swerve to keep away from the mattresses as they landed on the highway (Image: SWNS)

Dashboard cameras captured the sprawling mattresses from completely different angles.

One clip reveals the truck driver heading to the laborious shoulder, presumably to tug over and cope with the mattresses.

It comes after a lorry spilled 200 litres of diesel on the M20 on Tuesday, closing two lanes in a single day.

The accident badly broken the highway and it ended up needing resurfacing.

Nationwide Freeway employees have put in Operation Brock contraflow on the M20 – when cones are positioned in a manner that retains visitors shifting throughout disruption.

This can keep in place till after the Could Day financial institution vacation.

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