16/12/2003
Three killed in motorway smash
Three people have been killed and two injured following a car crash on the M20 motorway near West Malling in Kent.
The accident, which occurred at around 10.30pm last night, involved two cars and a motorcycle - one of the vehicles involved was a police patrol car responding to an unrelated emergency call.
Two people travelling in a Vauxhall cavalier and a motorcyclist were killed in the incident. Two police officers were reported to have been injured in the smash and were taken to Maidstone Hospital. They have since been released from hospital, PA news reported today.
The M20 and the M26 were closed following the crash but have since reopened.
(gmcg)
The accident, which occurred at around 10.30pm last night, involved two cars and a motorcycle - one of the vehicles involved was a police patrol car responding to an unrelated emergency call.
Two people travelling in a Vauxhall cavalier and a motorcyclist were killed in the incident. Two police officers were reported to have been injured in the smash and were taken to Maidstone Hospital. They have since been released from hospital, PA news reported today.
The M20 and the M26 were closed following the crash but have since reopened.
(gmcg)
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