Elderly couple seriously hurt as car crashes into Canterbury city centre roundabout
Firefighters cut the roof
off the car after the crash in Canterbury city centre.
Picture: Chris Davey
An elderly man is fighting for his life and his wife has been
seriously injured after their car ploughed into a Canterbury
roundabout.
Firefighters had to cut the roof off the car to free the
couple after the vehicle rolled over in the city centre this
morning.
The pair had been travelling from Military Road when they
hit the roundabout at the Tourtel Road junction at 7.20am.
Kent Police said the elderly couple, from Sturry, have been
taken to King's College Hospital in London.
A spokesman confirmed the man, who was driving, is in a
critical condition - while his wife, who was in the front
passenger seat, has been seriously injured.
Debris on the roundabout
after the crash that caused traffic gridlock in Canterbury.
Picture: Chris Davey
Traffic was backed up around Canterbury as emergency crews dealt
with the serious crash.
Four ambulances were at the scene and the road was
shut by police at Sturry Road, causing gridlock in other parts of
the city.
Several roads were expected to stay closed until this
afternoon.
Emergency services at the
scene after a car ploughed into a roundabout in Canterbury city
centre. Picture: Kent Highways
15/03/13
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