Witnesses Sought Following Fatal Collision

Kent Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision near Sittingbourne.

At 9.55pm last night (Thursday 18th May), a white Mitsubishi L200 truck travelling on the A2 London Road in Newington was in collision with a parked unattended vehicle and a boundary wall near to the junction of Playstool Road.

One of the passengers of the truck, a 17-year-old boy from Medway, died at the scene.

Three other people suffered injuries and were taken to hospital.

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) attended the scene and enquiries are ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or who saw the vehicle prior to the collision, is asked to contact the SCIU at Maidstone HQ on 01622 798538 quoting ref: MC/DH/102/17.