There was heavy traffic both ways around Kent Gardens/ Surrey Gardens in Birchington today (February 13) due to an incident where a vehicle crashed into a tree.
The collision took place Kent Gardens this afternoon and is understood it may have occurred due to a medical incident.
The area was cordoned off while emergency services attended.
Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 3pm. The driver was out of the vehicle and being helped by residents.
The closure added to the already gridlocked traffic due to gas mains work shutting an area of The Square leading into the junction with Canterbury Road, and the junction of Park Lane with Canterbury Road.
Stagecoach bus routes are diverted along Essex Gardens, Devon Gardens and Surrey Gardens due to the works.
A message from a beat officer through My Community Voice says the driver ‘lost control’ and the road closure took place while the vehicle was recovered.
A Kent Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Kent Fire and Rescue Service is responding to reports of a crash in Kent Gardens, Birchington. One fire engine is in attendance, and crews are assisting with scene safety.”
A South East Coast Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We remain at the scene of a road traffic collision involving an overturned vehicle in Kent Gardens, Birchington. The RTC was reported to us shortly before 3pm today.”
A Kent Police spokesperson added: “Kent Police was called to Birchington at around 3pm where a car had collided with a tree in Kent Gardens.
“Officers are at the scene, along with South East Coast Ambulance Service.”
UPDATE: SeCamb confirmed paramedics finished at the scene at around 4.30pm and no-one was taken to hospital.
That’s not hitting a tree, that’s climbing a tree. How fast do you have to be going to crash like that?
Because of all the redirections, people are driving like loonies (been watching it for days now).
You can’t park that there mate.
Some moron was driving like he stole it.
That is some parking,and reversed!Very considerate,not to park on the double yellow line or block the road.
Medical incident but didn’t get taken to hospital!!!!
Dealt with at the scene by the paramedics.
Amazing, I can see from the photos the driver first hit a lamppost and flattened it (between the grass verge and the pavement), before connecting with the tree. As another contributor states, no mention of attending hospital to be checked out. At least the tree has not lost any branches (as per the photos anyway).
If ever a headline underplayed the incident lol
CAR ENDS UP HALFWAY UP A TREE is more like it :)
Or I could take into consideration the possible medical cause for the chap involved and not do a screamy headline….
You’ll never get a job at The Daily Star!
Gutted…
Haha!
If medical, should not of been driving it’s just the latest excuse for bad driving. Speeding has to play a big part of this accident. Fine them for dangerous driving and costs involved then remove licence.
Was the ‘driver’ French?