Three hurt in ambulance crash
A private ambulance overturned in a crash on Saturday morning, injuring two workers and a patient who was being taken to hospital.
The crash happened on the A299 in Thanet just after 1.30am. The incident was described as serious.
The road was closed for much of the morning, which police said was to ensure public safety.
Firefighters used heavy rescue cutting gear to get to the back of the vehicle and release the three people, before making the scene safe.
The private vehicle was working on behalf of Kent’s ambulance trust, SECAMB.
A spokesman said: “A patient was being transported at the time to the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother Hospital, in Margate, and suffered a leg injury.
“The two crew suffered head injuries and all were taken to the William Harvey Hospital.
“Our thoughts are with the patient and staff involved.”
The trust is working with the private provider to understand more about the accident. A key part of Kent’s rail heritage is to return to Whitstable.
The Invicta locomotive engine first operated at the opening of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway in 1830.
And the public are to get a big say on exactly where it eventually calls home.
It has been kept for several years at the Canterbury Heritage Museum, in Stour Street, which closed last year to become a new drama facility for the Marlowe Theatre.
That sparked debate as to what should happen to the locomotive which was built in 1829 by father and son George and Robert Stephenson and is the sister engine to Rocket.
A shortlist now includes it going to a purpose-built site in Whitstable, or the Whitstable Museum and Gallery in Oxford Street.
Details on the consultation will be announced soon.