Three men arrested after elderly man dies in collision
Three men have been arrested after a pedestrian in his 80s died after being hit by a car and carried on top of it for as much a mile.
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Kent Police said the man was struck by a grey Mercedes estate and carried an unspecified distance.
They said the initial collision happened on the A289 Gads Hill in Gillingham, Kent, just after midnight on Monday.
The man was found on Grange Lane in the Medway town, potentially almost a mile or more from where he was hit.
Officers have requested that anyone with dashcam footage of a grey Mercedes estate get in touch with the police immediately.
Emergency services attended the scene of the crash on A289 Gads Hill in Gillingham just after 12.10pm on Dec 29.
A man was treated by South East Coast Ambulance paramedics but was declared dead at the scene.
A 29-year-old man from the nearby town of Chatham and a 28-year-old man with no address have been arrested over the crash and are being questioned in custody.
A third man, 28, from Edgware, north-west London, was arrested on Tuesday and remains in custody, the force said.
Det Insp Zoe Wilczek said: ‘While we appreciate the quality of these images isn’t crystal clear, we are still in the early stages of our investigation and thank everyone who has provided images and witness accounts so far.
“We urge anyone with relevant information regarding the incident or these men to get in touch with us.’