A299 Thanet Way westbound between Minster and Monkton near Ramsgate closed due to multi-vehicle crash

A major road is closed after a crash involving four vehicles. The pile-up happened on the London-bound A299 Thanet Way at Minster, near Ramsgate, just after 6.30am.

The A299 westbound between Minster and Monkton has been closed. Picture: Google Street View

No one is thought to have been badly hurt, although a woman has been taken to hospital. Traffic is stretching from the B2190 Minster Road roundabout to the A253 Monkton Roundabout.

Though open, traffic is also slow-moving coast-bound, likely due to onlookers.

A police spokesperson said: “Kent Police is attending a report of a collision involving multiple vehicles on the A299 Thanet Way between Monkton and Minster. “Officers were called to the scene at 6.34am on Friday 1 December 2023. “A woman has been taken to a local hospital as a precaution.

“The London-bound carriageway remains closed while vehicle recovery is ongoing.”