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Man and Girl Die After Tipper Truck Hits Pony-and-Trap in Kent

Police have opened a serious collision inquiry with a public witness appeal.

Overview

  • Emergency crews were called to the A228 Boyle Way in East Peckham near Tonbridge at 6.25pm on Wednesday after a white DAF tipper truck hit a small horse-drawn carriage known as a pony and trap.
  • A man who was riding in the trap died at the scene.
  • A young girl who was also in the trap died later in hospital, and a woman remains in critical condition.
  • The pony pulling the trap was killed at the scene.
  • Kent Police arrested the 29-year-old tipper driver at the scene and he remains in custody, as investigators urge witnesses to call 01622 798538 quoting reference BN/JG/027/26.