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Two people taken to hospital following crash on A20 between M20 at junction 11 and Newingreen

A car was left on its roof after a crash involving a number of vehicles that saw two people taken to hospital.

It happened along the A20, between the M20 at junction 11 and Newingreen, near Hythe, at around 3.20pm.

Police, ambulance and fire crews are at the scene of the crash on the A20. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk
Police, ambulance and fire crews are at the scene of the crash on the A20. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk

Three cars were involved in the smash, with one ending up on its roof.

Police, ambulance crews and the fire service were all called. The air ambulance also landed in a nearby field.

Two people were taken to hospital and one man was freed from a car by firefighters.

A spokesman for the ambulance service said: "I can confirm we were called to reports of an RTC on the A20 at Newingreen at approximately 3.20pm today.

The air ambulance was also called. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk
The air ambulance was also called. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk
The scene of the A20 crash. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk
The scene of the A20 crash. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk
The scene of the incident. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk
The scene of the incident. Picture: Carl at www.getapic.co.uk

"Ambulance crews attended and were joined by the air ambulance service.

"Two patients were assessed and treated and have since been taken to William Harvey Hospital by road."

A spokesman for the fire service said: "Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a three-vehicle crash on the A20 at Westenhanger near Hythe at 3.11pm today.

"Four fire engines attended and crews stabilised a vehicle and used hydraulic rescue equipment to free a man trapped inside.

"He was handed into the care of paramedics along with others involved in the collision."

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