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

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.

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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