A GRAVESEND man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after he hit a lamp post on the A2 in Swanscombe last night (Nov 4).
Three people, including the 42-year-old driver, were taken to hospital as a priority.
The road was closed following the collision and reopened at 2.50am today (Nov 5).
A Kent Police spokesperson said: "Kent Police was called at about 10.40pm on Monday 4 November to a report of a single vehicle collision on the A2 coast-bound exit slip road for Ebbsfleet.
"It was reported a vehicle, with three occupants, had collided with a lamppost.
"South East Coast Ambulance Service attended. The driver was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital.
"A passenger was taken to Kings College Hospital. He is thought to remain in hospital in a stable condition. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
"The exit road was closed following the collision and reopened at 2.50am.
"The driver, a 42-year-old man from Gravesend, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving."
A South East Coast Ambulance spokesman said: they received reports of an overturned vehicle on the A2 and sent two cars and three ambulances to the scene.
He said: "A man aged in his 30s had suspected head injuries. He was taken to King's College Hospital in London. He was fully conscious but taken to hospital as a priority.
"A man in his 40s, believed to be the driver, had also suffered a head injuries. He was taken to Medway Hospital.
"Another passenger, a woman in her 20s, was out and about and walking at the scene but had a leg injury.
"She was also taken to Medway Hospital as a priority."
More to follow.
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