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Arrest as police hunt men whose Bentley killed gardener | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Police hunting two men who fled after their Bentley killed the driver of a broken-down van in west London have made an arrest. | |
They could not confirm whether the person arrested was one of those in the Bentley. | |
The victim, 23, is thought to have been directing traffic around his van in Pembridge Villas. | |
He worked for Kensington and Chelsea Council's grounds maintenance contractors Quadron. | |
Police were called to the scene just before midnight on Thursday. | |
Music blaring | |
The van driver, aged 23, was pronounced dead just over an hour later. | |
The men are reported to have fled in different directions, leaving the silver Bentley abandoned on the Notting Hill street with its engine running and music blaring. | The men are reported to have fled in different directions, leaving the silver Bentley abandoned on the Notting Hill street with its engine running and music blaring. |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this early stage it is believed that the van had broken down in Pembridge Villas and the driver had got out of the vehicle. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this early stage it is believed that the van had broken down in Pembridge Villas and the driver had got out of the vehicle. |
"The car, a silver Bentley, was then in collision with the van and the driver." | |
A resident of Pembridge Villas who witnessed the crash said the Bentley had been travelling at about 70mph when it turned into the road. | A resident of Pembridge Villas who witnessed the crash said the Bentley had been travelling at about 70mph when it turned into the road. |