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| New Year Teynham crash: Family tributes to crash pair | New Year Teynham crash: Family tributes to crash pair |
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| Family and friends have paid tribute to two men killed in a crash on the A2 in Kent early on New Year's Day. | Family and friends have paid tribute to two men killed in a crash on the A2 in Kent early on New Year's Day. |
| Karl Buchan, 23, and Michael Shepherd, 27, are believed to be from the Faversham area. | Karl Buchan, 23, and Michael Shepherd, 27, are believed to be from the Faversham area. |
| The pair have not named by police but friends and family have posted messages of condolence and tributes on social media. | The pair have not named by police but friends and family have posted messages of condolence and tributes on social media. |
| The crash happened near the Dover Castle Inn in Teynham at around 01:20 GMT on Friday. | The crash happened near the Dover Castle Inn in Teynham at around 01:20 GMT on Friday. |
| 'Really loved lads' | |
| Tributes to Michael Shepherd on Facebook describe him as a "legend" who will be "sadly missed by so many". | |
| Others have described Karl Buchan as a "lovely lad who everyone loved" and someone who "always knew how to put a smile on everyone's face". | |
| One tribute to both men read: "Think it's safe to say the whole of Faversham will be feeling down today. We lost two really loved lads. The town will not be same without you in it." | |
| The car had been travelling from the direction of Faversham towards Sittingbourne, police said. | The car had been travelling from the direction of Faversham towards Sittingbourne, police said. |
| The two men were rear-seat passengers in the car. The male driver and female front-seat passenger were taken to a London hospital with serious injuries. | The two men were rear-seat passengers in the car. The male driver and female front-seat passenger were taken to a London hospital with serious injuries. |
| Anyone who witnessed the crash or the events leading up to it is asked to contact police. | Anyone who witnessed the crash or the events leading up to it is asked to contact police. |