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Young girl and man riding pony and trap die in collision with truck | UK News

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Young girl and man riding pony and trap die in collision with truck | UK News
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A young girl and a man riding in a pony and trap have died in a collision with a truck in Kent.

The truck collided with the horse-drawn carriage while travelling in the same direction on the A228 Boyle Way in East Peckham at 6.25pm on Wednesday.

A 29-year-old man from Kent who was driving a DAF tipper truck has been arrested and held by police in connection with the incident.

Young girl and man riding pony and trap die in collision with truck | UK News
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Pony and trap riders. File pic: PA

Emergency services attended the collision between the junctions of Bandridges Road and Hale Street, near Tonbridge, where a man riding in the trap was confirmed dead.

“Patrols, South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Fire and Rescue Service attended and a man in his 30s, who was in the trap, was confirmed deceased at the scene,” Kent Police said.

A young girl and woman riding in the carriage were taken to hospital, where the child was confirmed dead.

The woman is in a critical condition.

The pony died at the scene.

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Kent Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage to come forward.



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