The road has been closed since yesterday afternoon
The crash happened at approximately 3.15pm on the A2070 Ashford Road, (Image: Google )
A man in his 40s has died following a crash involving a car and a water tanker near Ashford. The driver was travelling south on the A2070 Ashford Road in Hamstreet in a silver Vauxhall Meriva when it was involved in a collision with a purple Volvo Tanker heading in the opposite direction.
The car then struck a barrier and the tanker jack-knifed, with a tractor unit leaving the road and entering a wooded embankment and an area next to a railway line, Kent Police said. Following the crash at around 3.15pm yesterday (January 13), patrols attended the scene near the overbridge for Poundhurst Road, along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin has been informed. The tanker driver was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for injuries.
Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are carrying out enquiries and would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or who saw the vehicles immediately before the collision. They are also appealing for anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
Witnesses should call the SCIU appeal line on 01622 798538 quoting reference RY/CF/008/26. You can also email sciu.td@kent.police.uk CCTV and dashcam footage can submitted via the public portal.
The A2070 remains closed this morning (January 14) and there is a significant clear-up in operation. There is no estimated opening time as yet.
You can get updates on the closure of the road here.
