A councillor has described the situation on Hollingbourne's roads 'totally unacceptable' after a minibus reportedly carrying children crashed into a front garden.

Kent Police was called at 3.30pm on Thursday, March 11, after the vehicle overturned in Eyhorne Street.

Officers and ambulance crews attended and the driver suffered a minor hand injury.

There were no reports of any other injuries.

An eyewitness said they saw a van take the brunt of the impact, but that ‘all 12 children inside the bus got out unhurt.”

A spokesperson from South East Coast Ambulance service said: “Ambulance crews attended the scene and while there were reports of shock and a minor injury, all those travelling in the minibus were discharged from our care at the scene.”

Cllr Patrik Garten for North Downs Ward says the situation is worrying as this is the second time the house has been affected by a road traffic accident

He said: “The traffic through Hollingbourne is totally unacceptable.

“We have had citizens complaining about how dangerous this road is.

“We’ve got articulated lorries going past six or seven times a day. They have to go past to reach the farms but on top of that the road is being used as a shortcut to Sittingbourne.

“Where the Dirty Habit pub is, there are a lot of traffic problems because people come racing up and down the hill and crash into garden walls and parked cars virtually every other week.

“Around 98% of drivers are considerate but unfortunately the 2% are causing all the problems and that needs to be stopped.”

Cllr Garten says the parish council has requested a police report which will be discussed in the next council meeting.

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