Father and daughter, 3, killed after horse-drawn carriage crashes into truck
The horror collision took place last night on the A228 Boyle Way near East Peckham (Picture: Google)
A tipper truck driver has been arrested after a father and his young daughter riding in a horse-drawn carriage were killed in a crash.
The driver’s wife is fighting for life in hospital after the crash with the construction vehicle travelling on the A228 near Tonbridge, Kent at 6.25pm.
A 29-year-old man from Kent who was driving a DAF tipper truck in the same direction as the pony and trap is in police custody.
A man in his 30s, named by family as Francis, travelling in the pony and trap was confirmed dead at the scene between the junctions of Bandridges Road and Hale Street.
A young girl and woman in the trap were taken to hospital, where the child was confirmed dead.
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The pony also died at the scene.
Kent Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who saw the truck, or the pony and trap before the crash to contact 101.
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