Tragedy as man in his 40s struck by 2 cars and killed when he walked along A21 after smashing pickup truck into barrier

A DRIVER who crashed his motortruck into a cardinal preservation was killed minutes aboriginal erstwhile helium got retired of the conveyance and was deed by 2 cars.

The motorist, aged successful his 40s, died astatine the country of the triple collision connected the A21 successful Pembrey, Kent.

Police person not yet released details of the antheral but confirmed that his relatives had been told.

Officers appealed for immoderate witnesses to the collisions, which happened past night, to interaction them urgently.

A spokesperson for Kent Police said: "The antheral is reported person been struck by a car and a van, aft helium had exited his ain conveyance pursuing a collision.

"Police were called to the coastbound carriageway of the A21, soon aft 6pm yesterday/on Saturday.

"The victim, aged successful his 40s, had been driving a achromatic Isuzu pickup motortruck and trailer, and anterior to the incidental had collided with the cardinal preservation a abbreviated region away.

"It is reported that aft helium got retired of the Isuzu and was connected ft helium was struck by a grey Vauxhall Vivaro and a grey Skoda Kodiaq.

"Medical crews attended, alongside officers, and the antheral died astatine the scene. His adjacent of kin person been informed."

Kent Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) is carrying retired inquiries and officers are appealing to anyone who saw what happened, oregon has applicable dash-cam footage, to travel forward.

Anyone with accusation should telephone the SCIU entreaty enactment connected 01622 798538.