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| Arrest as police hunt men whose Bentley killed gardener | Arrest as police hunt men whose Bentley killed gardener |
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| Police hunting two men who fled after their Bentley killed the driver of a broken-down van in west London have made an arrest. | 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. | 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. | 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. | He worked for Kensington and Chelsea Council's grounds maintenance contractors Quadron. |
| Police were called to the scene just before midnight on Thursday. | Police were called to the scene just before midnight on Thursday. |
| Music blaring | Music blaring |
| The van driver 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." | "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 in to the road. |