Two Albanian men have been charged after a pedestrian in his 80s died when he was hit by a car and carried on top of it for as much as a mile.
The man was killed after being hit by a grey Mercedes estate car on the A289 Gads Hill in Gillingham on Monday.
The man was found on Grange Road in the Medway town, almost a mile or more from where he was hit.
The car was found nearby and the two occupants fled on foot, police said.
Emergency services rushed to the incident on the A289 Gads Hill at around 12.10pm as paramedics treated the man at the scene, who was later pronouced dead
Pictured: Police cordoned off the junction in Gillingham following the fatal collision
On Friday morning, Kent Police said Albert Matraxhiu, 28, of Orange Hill Road, Edgware, north London, has been charged with death by dangerous driving.
Erald Paci, 29, of Five Way Court, Chatham, Kent, was charged with perverting the course of justice.
The force said both men are Albanian nationals and have been remanded to appear in court on Friday.
Emergency services rushed to the incident on the A289 Gads Hill at around 12.10pm on December 29 as paramedics treated the man at the scene.
However, he was later pronounced dead, the force said.
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