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| One dead after 40-vehicle pile-up | |
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| One person has died and a number have been injured in a crash involving more than 30 cars in Kent, police say. | |
| The accident, which took place at about 1625 BST on the A20, four miles outside Dover, is believed to have been caused by dense fog and rain. | The accident, which took place at about 1625 BST on the A20, four miles outside Dover, is believed to have been caused by dense fog and rain. |
| Six fire crews, police and a Red Cross vehicle are currently at the scene. | Six fire crews, police and a Red Cross vehicle are currently at the scene. |
| The coast-bound carriageway of the A20 has been closed and drivers are being warned to avoid the Folkestone and Dover area. | |
| Kent Police Assistant Chief Constable Allyn Thomas said he was surprised there were not more casualties given the "absolutely terrible" weather conditions. | |
| "It's quite remarkable that more people weren't more seriously hurt," he said. | |
| Among the vehicles in the accident were lorries, cars and a coach carrying children from a school in Poole, Dorset. | |
| A Kent Police spokeswoman said no-one on the school coach was injured. | |
| Police have advised drivers heading for the Eurotunnel to continue to use the M20. |