Overview
- A white Ford Focus struck three cyclists on Sole Street near the junction with Round Street, leaving a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s dead and a third rider with minor injuries.
- Kent Police said the collision happened at about 7.47am on Sunday, 6 September 2026, and emergency services confirmed the two deaths at the scene.
- Two men aged 20 and 21 were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and a 19-year-old woman was detained on suspicion of assisting an offender.
- Detectives from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit closed the scene for forensic examinations and have asked the public to provide dashcam, CCTV or witness accounts via a dedicated SCIU appeal line and email.
- The inquiry could lead to charging decisions once officers review forensic and video evidence and confirm sequence-of-events details, and the force has said next of kin have been informed.