A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 69-year-old army veteran in a suspected hit and run traffic incident.

It follows a collision on the A2050 in Harbledown on Saturday afternoon in which motorcycle trike rider Glyn Clarke died at the scene.

Police issued an appeal for information about the driver of a blue Mazda said to have left the scene of the crash and have now made an arrest of a man from the Faversham area.

Mr Clarke, a grandad, had been travelling from Canterbury towards the A2 when the crash happened shortly before 1pm.

Police are searching for the driver of a blue Mazda who left the scene of a fatal crash on Saturday in which a 69-year-old army veteran was killed.

The collision that claimed the life of a motor-tricycle rider Glyn Clarke on the A2050 in Harbledown, near Canterbury who was pronounced dead at the scene at the junction near Faulkner;s Lane

His trike had been travelling from Canterbury towards the A2 when the collision occurred shortly before 1pm.

The driver of the Mazda had left the scene prior to the arrival of police and enquiries are still ongoing to locate him.

He is described as white and of average build, with short hair and was wearing a light-coloured top, dark-coloured trousers and white trainers.

Mr Clarke’s son, Carl Clarke, shared the tragic news of his father’s death on Facebook.

“It is with great sadness, that I have to tell you all that my dad, Glyn Clarke passed away today after an accident at Harbledown Canterbury.

“I, my wife and children will miss you loads dad. Ride fast up there.”

Glyn was a member of the Queen’s Regimental Riders Association and volunteered as the group’s land manager for its site and clubhouse near Faversham.

The project aids the recuperation of army veterans, based around horticulture.

Glyn was replanting boundary hedges and prepping the site and oversaw the recent completion of the building of the clubhouse.

He was also involved with Broad Oak allotments near his home in Canterbury.

The Association is made up of former members of the regiment who are bikers and whose aim is to also raise money for the Regimental Association’s benevolent fund..

President ‘Frosty’ Willson says Glyn’s death came as a great shock to fellow members.

“He has been with us for about six years and was one of our regular faces who always got involved,” he said.

Glyn served as an infantryman with the 1st Battalion of the Queens.

“At the time of his death, Glyn was returning to the clubhouse with his trike which was to form part of a display of motorcycles,” said Mr Willson.

“He was very well liked and we shall certainly want to provide a rider escort for his funeral.”

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are carrying out enquiries and are also urging witnesses and anyone with relevant CCTV or dashcam footage to submit it online and contact them.

If you have information that can help the investigation, including information about the whereabouts of the driver, please email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk or call the appeal line on 01622 798538, quoting reference KH-CF-93-23.