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| Boy killed in crash in family's car on A20 | Boy killed in crash in family's car on A20 |
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| A seven-year-old boy died and four members of his family were seriously injured when their car was in collision with a lorry in Kent. | A seven-year-old boy died and four members of his family were seriously injured when their car was in collision with a lorry in Kent. |
| Police said the family, from Leeds, were on the London-bound carriageway of the A20 at Saltwood when the crash happened at 09:30 BST on Friday. | Police said the family, from Leeds, were on the London-bound carriageway of the A20 at Saltwood when the crash happened at 09:30 BST on Friday. |
| The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other children and their parents were flown to London hospitals. | The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other children and their parents were flown to London hospitals. |
| Kent Police said the two children remain in a critical condition. | |
| Both parents are in a stable stable condition. The lorry driver, who was taken to a local hospital, suffered hand injuries and is also said to be stable. | |
| Police have appealed for any witnesses to the crash near Hythe, between the family's Kia Soul car and a DAF lorry, to come forward. | |
| A spokesman said officers had now traced and spoken to the driver of a blue vehicle who stopped at the scene to help direct traffic. | |
| The A20 was closed in both directions until 14:40. |