First picture of girl, 3, killed after horse-drawn carriage crashes into truck

Tributes have been paid to a three-year-old girl killed when her horse-drawn cart was struck by a lorry killing her father and critically injuring her mother.

A tipper truck driver has been arrested after the collision on the A228 near Tonbridge, Kent at 6.25pm on Wednesday.

A man in his 30s, named by family as Francis, travelling in the pony and trap was confirmed dead at the scene between the junctions of Bandridges Road and Hale Street.

A young girl and woman in the carriage were taken to hospital, where the child was confirmed dead.

The pony was killed at the scene.

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The 29-year-old driver is still in police custody.

Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty led tributes to the members of his extended family.

He said: ‘Listen to this for a travesty.

He’s driving his cart down the road with his wife and his little child in the middle.’
Kent Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who saw the truck, or the pony and trap before the crash to contact 101.