Three killed in road crashes

The boy died after being taken to the Medway Maritime Hospital

Three people, including a nine-year-old boy, have died following road crashes in the Medway area of Kent over the weekend.

The child was killed in Gillingham, a man in his 40s died in Rochester while a 20-year-old man died on the Isle of Grain.

Two were pedestrians involved in collisions with cars on Friday night.

The 20-year-old was a passenger in a car which crashed in the early hours of Sunday.

The boy was badly injured in the first incident, which happened in Napier Road, Gillingham, at about 1740 GMT on Friday.

Fatal crashes Nine-year-old boy dies after collision in Gillingham Man in his 40s dies in a collision in Rochester Man aged 20 dies in a crash on the Isle of Grain

Kent Police said he was taken by ambulance to the Medway Maritime Hospital where he died.

Officers said the boy was from Gillingham, but they would not be releasing his name over the weekend.

They said the car was driven by a man in his 40s, also from Gillingham.

The second crash on Friday happened at about 2345 GMT on the A2 in Rochester, near the junction of Star Hill and the High Street.

Names not released

Police said a pedestrian aged in his 40s died in a collision with a car driven by a 25-year-old woman from the Rochester area.

The third crash happened shortly after 0100 GMT on Sunday on Malmaynes Hall Road at Upper Stoke on the Isle of Grain.

Police said a red Audi, the only car involved in the incident, lost control and left the road.

The 20-year-old man, who was from Rochester, died at the scene as a result of his injuries.

The car's 25-year-old driver, also from Rochester, was taken to the Medway Maritime Hospital but had been discharged by Sunday morning.

Police have said the identity of all the victims would not be released until after the weekend.

Kent Police said they wanted to hear from anyone who witnessed any of the crashes.