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  "textContent": "\n\n\nTwo police officers are fighting for their lives after a horror crash crash in Kent which has also left a member of the public seriously injured.\n\nThe incident occurred on Thursday night at a junction on the A20 in Swanley, Kent.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA blue VW Scirocco and a marked Ford Focus police car \"collided\" at a junction at around 7:45pm, Kent Police has said.\n\nThe police car was responding to an emergency call.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe emergency services arrived at the scene and swiftly took the two officers and a member of the public to hospital in London for treatment.\n\nThe officers are in a \"critical condition\", with the member of public in a \"serious\" one, who continues to receive medical treatment.\n\nKent Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the event or has dashcam footage to come forward.\n\nIn a statement the police said: “The incident happened on the westbound A20 London Road at the junction with Button Street, Farningham.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“A blue Volkswagen Scirocco and a marked Ford Focus police car, which was responding to an emergency call, collided at the junction.\n\n“Officers and paramedics attended the scene, where two police officers and a member of the public had sustained serious injuries.“All three were taken to a London hospital for treatment.\n\n“The officers are in a critical condition, while the member of the public is in a serious condition and continues to receive medical attention.\n\n“An investigation is underway and a mandatory referral is being made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.”\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Students DENIED meningitis jabs amid outbreak after staff clock off work at 5pm\n  * Man charged with murder of 13-week-old baby boy in British seaside town\n  * South East Water under urgent investigation after 25,000 homes left without water\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nKent Police have asked anyone with relevant information to contact Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01622 798538 or email sciu.td@kent.police.uk quoting EW/AL/025/26.\n\nDashcam footage can be uploaded here.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Two police officers fighting for their lives after horror car crash that also left member of the public seriously injured"
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