A MAN has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two cyclists were killed and another was injured in a horror car crash.

Three riders were struck by a white Ford Focus during the smash near Gravesend, Kent, early on Sunday morning.

Emergency crews were scrambled to Sole Street in Cobham shortly after 7.45am.

The Ford had been travelling toward Meopham when it struck three cyclists, Kent Police said.

Two riders – a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s, were tragically declared dead.

A third cyclist was rushed to hospital with minor injuries, while two men and a woman were arrested at the scene.

Kent Police said: “Officers investigating a double fatal collision in Cobham near Gravesend have charged a man.

“At 7.47am on Sunday 6 September 2026, a white Ford Focus was travelling in a south westerly direction along Sole Street towards Meopham, when it was involved in a collision with three cyclists.

“Emergency services attended the scene near the junction with Round Street where two of the riders, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s, were confirmed to be deceased.

“Their next of kin have been informed. The third cyclist was taken to a local hospital for treatment to injuries described as minor.

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“Two men and a woman were subsequently arrested.

“Aaron Turner, 22, from Hermitage Road, Higham has since been charged with 2 counts of causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision and possession of a class C drug.”

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