Victims of fatal road accident Elsie Blades and Marilyn Herlihy

by Lynn Cox

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a traffic incident in Strood which killed a mother and her daughter.

Officers arrested a 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, both from Chatham, on Thursday, July 30.

The man is the driver of a Ford Fiesta which was in the area at the time.

Both have been bailed pending further enquiries.

The driver of a silver Seat Ibiza, which hit the couple, has not been arrested.

On Sunday, a week after the crash, which killed Elsie Blades, 84, and her 60-year-old daughter Marilyn Herlihy, more than 400 vehicles were stopped and motorists were questioned by police at the scene.

Road checks were set up between 11.30am to 12.30pm, in Station Road, Strood.

The crash which killed the pair happened the Sunday before, July 26, and the road checks were set up to try and find witnesses.

A spokesman for Medway Police, said: “During the checks details were taken from about 20 people and it is hoped the information provided by drivers will assist police in their investigation into the collision.

“Officers also carried out house-to-house enquiries to find further witnesses and they (the officers) have also issued appeal posters and carried out a leaflet drop in the area.”

Anyone with information should call police on 01622 798535 or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555111.