100 cars collide on bridge in Kent,London...No one died

Police say it is 'truly miraculous' that no one was killed in a 100-vehicle pile-up on a UK bridge which left hundreds of people injured.

Witnesses described the accident at around 7.15am as 'mayhem'.

And Chief Inspector Andy Reeves, from Kent Police, said: 'From my perspective, it's truly miraculous. It's very fortunate.'

A Kent Police spokeswoman said visibility was a problem at the time, and witnesses say there was 'very, very thick' early morning fog hovering over the bridge.

There are reports of some motorists driving 'like idiots' in the conditions before the crash that closed the A249.

Police re-opened the bridge shortly after 5pm.

Witnesses told Sky News that some motorists were driving without headlights at the time of the accident.

At least eight people have suffered serious injuries, and another 60 people suffered minor injuries.

Lives are thought to have been saved by a quick-thinking lorry driver who used his truck to block the entrance to the bridge and stop more cars piling into the crash.

A driver involved in the incident, Chris Buckingham, told Sky News: 'He was going the other way and ... he's gone down to the end of the carriageway, gone across the roundabout and actually blocked off the road so no more cars could actually enter the dual carriageway before the emergency services got there.

'Whoever that guy is I'd like to shake his hand because he's probably saved lives.'

Up to 30 medical response vehicles were on the scene and motorists have been warned to avoid the area. - sky newss