Gillingham news
POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES AFTER FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT NEAR
Police in North Dorset are urging witnesses or anybody with relevant dashcam evidence to come forward as they investigate a tragic traffic collision.
At 7:46 p.m., Dorset Police received a complaint of an accident involving a silver Audi TT Quattro, a grey BMW 218I, and a pedestrian on the A350 Main Road close to the village of Compton Abbas.
The pedestrian, a 60-year-old Wiltshire resident from Warminster, was declared dead at the scene by emergency personnel. His family has been notified.
A man in his 20s who was riding in the Audi was brought to the hospital to receive treatment for injuries that weren’t thought to be significant.
A 19-year-old Shaftesbury resident and a man in his 20s from Mere, Wiltshire, have been taken into custody on suspicion of driving offences after inquiries.
Road closures were implemented while emergency personnel arrived to the area and are still in place while the collision scene is investigated.
“Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the man who very sadly died in this collision,” stated Roads Policing Team Sergeant Mike Burt.
We are doing a thorough investigation to determine the facts behind the collision, and I kindly ask that anyone who witnessed the incident or has access to pertinent dashcam evidence get in touch with us.
Additionally, I want to express my gratitude to the
Anyone with information is asked to get in touch with Dorset Police by calling 101 and referencing occurrence number 55240085160, sending an email to scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or visiting www.dorset.police.uk. Alternatively, you can reach the independent charity Crimestoppers by phoning Freephone 0800 555 111 or by making an anonymous online donation at Crimestoppers-uk.org.
A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.
Ambulance and police services were in attendance after reports of the collision in Rock Avenue, Gillingham, at around 10am this morning.
According to one witness, there was a hit-and-run at the zebra crossing during the event.
The two dogs the woman was walking at the time ran off during the incident, but they have since been located.
Not long after 9 o’clock at night, police were summoned to a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Leylands Lane and Toller Lane.
The cause of the fire is being looked into.
Gillingham police are looking into a vehicle fire that started, but they are unable to rule out the possibility that the fire was started intentionally or accidentally. The Dorset Police team was alerted to the fire on the road between Milton Abbas and Bourton at about 2:30 pm on Sunday, June 30, and they are now looking for witnesses to the incident.
The event concerned a white Ford van that caught fire in the layby on Fantley Lane, a little distance outside of Silton. Traffic was barred from the road while emergency personnel battled the fire.
The fire department put out the fire and made arrangements for the car to be recovered. An inquiry is in progress to ascertain the origin of the fire.
Officers are now pleading with anyone who knows anything to come forward. “At this time the cause of the fire has not been confirmed and we are unable to say whether it was deliberate or accidental,” North Dorset Police Constable Ed Lewis stated.
“We are in the process of conducting investigations to determine the facts, and I kindly ask anyone who has any information about suspicious activity in the area or dashcam footage to come forwards.”
If you have any information, please get in touch with Dorset Police by phoning 101 and mentioning occurrence number 55220068133, emailing 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or visiting www.dorset.police.uk/contact. Alternatively, you can reach the independent charity Crimestoppers by phoning Freephone 0800 555 111 or by making an anonymous online donation at Crimestoppers-uk.org.
The body of a man in his 50s has been found in a town centre.
An elderly man’s body was discovered in Gillingham’s Green Street.
Police were called to concerns for the welfare of a man in Green Street, Gillingham at 1.22pm yesterday (June 26).
Officers and paramedics attended and a man in his 50s was confirmed to be deceased.
His death is being treated as non-suspicious and a report has been completed for the coroner.
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