A teenager has been charged with multiple offences after a car crash caused an ambulance to flip on its side in a collision that hospitalised two paramedics.
Harry Foster-Smith, 19, from Bexleyheath, London, is alleged to have committed a total of seven offences after the huge smash on the M2, near Gillingham, on Friday, August 29, at around 9pm.
Kent Police say they received a report that a Volkswagen Golf was being driven in a ‘dangerous manner’ near junction three on the motorway when they began tailing it.
Deploying their blue lights, officers signalled the car to stop but it is said to have continued on its path and exited at the next junction.
Just moments later, the vehicle was then involved in a smash with an ambulance on the roundabout which connects the slip road with the A278 Hoath Way.
The two crew members inside the toppled and smashed-up ambulance were rushed to hospital with their injuries said to be ‘non life-threatening’.
Emergency services also treated Mr Foster-Smith and another two males, aged 18 and 15, for their injuries before police arrested them and took them into custody.
Mr Foster-Smith is the only of the three to have been charged and he will appear before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Monday, September 1.
Two crew members inside the toppled and smashed-up ambulance (pictured) were rushed to hospital
Harry Foster-Smith is alleged to have committed a total of seven offences after the huge smash (pictured) on the M2, near Gillingham, on August 29
He is alleged to have caused three counts of injury by dangerous driving, aggravated taking of a vehicle without consent, driven otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driven without insurance and been in possession of cannabis.
The 18-year-old man and 15-year-old boy, both of whom are from London, were bailed to return to the police station pending further enquiries.
Kent Police are now urging anyone who can assist with their investigations to make themselves known.
A spokesperson for the force said: ‘Investigators are continuing to appeal for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage, who have not yet spoken to police, to come forward.
‘Anyone with relevant information should call 01634 792209 quoting 46/151028/25.’
