Man in 80s seriously hurt after collision involving lorry in Canterbury

Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed a collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian - that left a man in his 80s with serious injuries in Canterbury.

Kent Police was alerted to a collision involving a white Scania Tipper lorry and a pedestrian at the junction of Sturry Hill and Island Road, Sturry at around 12.20pm on Friday 19 January 2024.

Emergency services attended and the pedestrian, a man in his 80s, was taken to a London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

Officers from Kent Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit are urging anyone who saw the incident, or who has dashcam footage which might assist their enquiries, to come forward.

Anyone with information should call 01622 798538 or email sciu.td@kent.police.uk, quoting reference MM/KA/007/24.

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