Two people arrested after report of car crash and police officers assaulted in Margate

Kent Police

A man and a woman are in custody following a report that a car collided with parked vehicles in Laleham Road, Margate, this morning (January 5) and then three police officers were assaulted.

Police were called to the road at 4.40am. The officers were assaulted while responding to the incident.

A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was called to a report that a car had collided with parked vehicles in Laleham Road, Margate at 4.40am.

“Emergency services attended and, while responding to the incident, three police officers were assaulted. None suffered serious injury.

“A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of assaulting emergency workers and they remain in custody while enquiries to determine to full circumstances continue.”