Gillingham news
Police issue new appeal after second person dies following A2 Cobham crash
Unknown factors caused a white Mercedes Sprinter van to collide with one of the two trucks that were stopped on the hard shoulder.
After a collision on the A2 near Cobham, a second individual has passed away. On Friday, May 31, 2024, at 4:14 p.m., Kent Police received a call at the coastbound roadway.
A van and a truck had been involved in an accident. Unknown circumstances led to a collision between a white Mercedes Sprinter van and one of the two trucks that were stopped on the hard shoulder.
The driver of the lorry received minor injuries, however the driver of the van, a 50-year-old man died at the scene. The passenger, a 20-year-old man received serious injuries and was taken to a London hospital by air ambulance.
After a 17-year-old was died in a motorbike crash in Biggin Hill on Sunday night (June 9), the police are looking for information. An off-duty police officer discovered a motorbike that had been involved in an accident on Main Road at approximately 11:58 p.m.
Prior to the arrival of the London Ambulance Service, two male teenagers received first assistance. “Despite the efforts of emergency services, one of the males, aged 17, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene,” a Metropolitan Police official stated.
“Specialist officers have been notified and will provide support for his family.” A second man was brought to the hospital for additional care, but it was determined that his condition was not life-threatening.
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While inquiries are ongoing to determine the complete facts of the incident, he has been detained in relation to the inquiry and brought to a police station in south London. The Serious Collision inquiry Unit of the Met, situated in Catford, is in charge of the inquiry.
Investigating detectives believe that the motorbike may have been close to a car at the time of the collision, but the car did not stop at the scene. Enquiries are ongoing to locate the vehicle and its occupants to establish whether it played any part in the crash.
Any witnesses are asked to call police on 101 and quote reference 8152/10JUN24. Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously through
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.
The body of a man in his 50s has been found in a town centre.
Police were called to concerns for the welfare of a man in Green Street, Gillingham at 1.22pm yesterday
When police and paramedics arrived, it was determined that the man, who was in his 50s, had died.
His death is being investigated as non-suspicious, and the coroner has received a completed report.
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