Arrest following Birchington crash

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash near King Ethelbert School this morning (October 5).

Kent Police was called to a report of a collision between a van and a car in Canterbury Road, Birchington shortly before 8.30am.

Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and two people were taken to a local hospital as a precaution.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

The road was blocked while the incident was responded to but was cleared by 11.30am.