A SERIOUS crash that could have killed road users was prevented after two men were seen putting electrical cable across a dual carriageway in Kent.

CCTV operators alerted police at 2.30am this morning after the men were spotted on Kimberley Way, Ashford.

Police believe they were going to film the outcome on their mobile phones.

The cable had been placed at a raised level and would have caused a motorcyclist to be thrown from their machine causing serious or fatal injuries.

Officers arrested a 23-year-old and a 22-year-old after a search of the area. They are being questioned at Ashford police station.

Ch Insp Stuart Kehily said: "It is shocking to think what could have happened if a motorist had driven into this cable.

"Thanks to the swift action of the CCTV operators and patrol officers, a tragedy has been averted."