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17/04/2014
Lorry Driver Arrested Over M26 Pile-Up
A 45-year-old lorry driver has been arrested in connection with a road accident that killed two people and left seven others injured.
A 22-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl died in the five-vehicle pile up on the M26 near Kemsing which happened around 09:40 on Wednesday morning.
The carriage was closed for a number of hours after the crash, and did not fully reopen until 4am.
Police have arrested the lorry driver in connection with the crash.
Six of the injured are being treated at the Royal London, St George's and King's College hospitals in London, with the seventh going to East Surrey Hospital.
(MH/JP)
A 22-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl died in the five-vehicle pile up on the M26 near Kemsing which happened around 09:40 on Wednesday morning.
The carriage was closed for a number of hours after the crash, and did not fully reopen until 4am.
Police have arrested the lorry driver in connection with the crash.
Six of the injured are being treated at the Royal London, St George's and King's College hospitals in London, with the seventh going to East Surrey Hospital.
(MH/JP)
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