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Tragedy Strikes: Family of 3 Dead After Truck Collision
10 Apr
Summary
- Mother dies following a truck collision with a pony and trap.
- Husband and three-year-old daughter also died in the crash.
- The incident occurred on the A228 in East Peckham, Kent.
A family has been torn apart by a tragic accident on the A228 in East Peckham, near Tonbridge, Kent. On the evening of April 1, a tipper truck collided with a pony and trap carrying a family of four.
Francie Connors and their three-year-old daughter, Ka, were killed in the devastating impact. Rita Connors, the mother and wife, was rushed to hospital with critical injuries and has since died, bringing the total fatalities to three.
The white DAF tipper truck was traveling southbound when it struck the pony and trap, which was moving in the same direction. The driver, a 29-year-old man from Kent, was arrested in connection with the crash. He has since been released on bail pending further investigation.
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty, who is related to the family, expressed his profound grief online, calling the collision a 'travesty' and a 'split blink'. He paid tribute to his young relatives, describing Ka as a 'little princess'.
