Meridian Car crash News

Officers are appealing for information following a fatal collision on the A2 near Canterbury on Tuesday.

Kent Police were called at about 1:35pm to a report that a lorry had collided with a bridge on the London bound carriageway near Bishopbourne.

The man driving a Polish-registered Renault lorry died at the scene.

The coast bound carriageway was shut due to debris from the collision in the road until 6.15pm.

The london bound carriageway remained shut until just after midnight to allow emergency services to work at the scene.

Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact PC Rob Malins at Kent Police by calling 01622 798538

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Both carriageways of the A2 are closed between Bridge and Barham, near Canterbury, following a serious collision.

Kent Police say that a foreign-registered lorry has collided with a bridge near Bishopbourne. The driver is said to be seriously injured.

The accident happened at around 1.35pm on Tuesday.

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A man has been injured after his car crashed into a house in Peacehaven in Sussex. An investigation in underway.

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A man has been injured after his car crashed into a house in Sussex. It happened in Peacehaven - The crash victim was taken to hospital. Sussex Police are investigating how it happened.

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A pub in Hampshire will be closed for several days after a car crashed into it. The vehicle came through the wall of the Sun Inn in Basingstoke yesterday morning.

A member of staff was making himself a cup of coffee in the front of the small country pub - when he heard a loud bang and bricks started falling from the wall behind him. It's thought the driver of the car had swerved to miss a fox. Incredibly - no-one was injured.

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