Teenager arrested after car crashes into crowd of people in Kent
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Version 0 of 1. A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a car ploughed into a crowd injuring 13 people on an industrial estate in Kent. Kent police were called to reports of a disturbance involving “nuisance vehicles” in Sir Thomas Longley Road, Rochester, and witnessed a collision between a car and a number of pedestrians at 10.16pm on 30 September. Four men, aged between 20 and 50, were taken to a London hospital with serious injuries but these are not reported to be life threatening, Kent police said. A further nine people were injured, five of whom were taken to a local hospital. An 18-year-old man from Eltham, south-east London, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and remains in custody. Sgt Scott Lynch, from Kent police’s serious collision investigation unit, said: “We are conducting numerous enquiries into this incident and would like to speak to anyone with information who has not yet spoken to officers. A lot of people were in the area at the time and we believe that some of them may have video or pictures of the collision. I would like to encourage anyone with footage to get in contact with us as it could be vital for our investigation. “We can be contacted on 01622 798538. When calling this number, please quote reference 30-1553.” |