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40-vehicle pile-up investigated Inquiry after 40-vehicle pile-up
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An investigation has been launched after one person died and 20 were injured in a pile-up involving more than 40 vehicles in Kent. Police have launched an investigation after one person died and 20 were injured in a pile-up involving more than 40 vehicles in Kent.
The crashes, which took place on Saturday on the A20, four miles outside Dover, happened in dense fog and rain.The crashes, which took place on Saturday on the A20, four miles outside Dover, happened in dense fog and rain.
Among the vehicles were 35 cars, five lorries, a police car, a fire truck and a coach carrying children from a school in Poole, Dorset. Kent Police said an officers' car was involved in a collision while it was attending another accident.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating. They said the incident would be referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
School coach
The man who died was killed in the collisions that took place in the traffic tailbacks.The man who died was killed in the collisions that took place in the traffic tailbacks.
School coach
Kent Police said he was from the area and his family had been contacted.Kent Police said he was from the area and his family had been contacted.
Among the other vehicles involved in the series of crashes were 35 cars, five lorries, a fire truck and a coach carrying children from a school in Poole, Dorset.
A police officer and four fire officers were among the injured. No-one on the school coach was injured.A police officer and four fire officers were among the injured. No-one on the school coach was injured.
The coast-bound carriageway of the A20 was closed following the accident.The coast-bound carriageway of the A20 was closed following the accident.
A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "Following usual procedure, because a police vehicle was involved, the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission."A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "Following usual procedure, because a police vehicle was involved, the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission."