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Driver in double fatal is named

TRAGEDY: Michael Arnold was one of the drivers killed in the smash
TRAGEDY: Michael Arnold was one of the drivers killed in the smash

KENT Police are still investigating the circumstances of a head-on road crash in which two men died.

The emergency services were called to the A259 near Brenzett on the Romney Marsh after a blue Ford Ka and red Ford Mondeo collided.

Both drivers died at the scene. One of them has been named as 19-year-old Michael Arnold, from Lydd on Romney Marsh. Members of his family have released a picture of him.

The other driver who died, a 42-year-old man from the Ashford area, has not yet been named.

Flowers, cards and candles have been placed at the spot where the tragedy happened at about 11pm on Friday night.

Two male teenagers in the Mondeo were taken to the William Harvey Hospital at Ashford suffering from minor injuries.

The road was closed for a number of hours for specialist police teams to take detailed analysis of the road. Fire crews from Ashford, New Romney, Lydd and Folkestone attended.

Police are appealing for witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call Det Con Glynn Walker on 01622 600970.

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