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A mother of three young children from Sittingbourne was recently able to reunite with the ambulance service colleagues who helped to save her life last year.

Gemma Ledger, now aged 39, suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in the early hours of the morning on Monday 23rd January 2023, while her three children now aged two, five and 13 were asleep next door.

Kent Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision on the A249 Sheppey Crossing earlier today.

At 1.18pm this afternoon, officers were notified of a collision between a red car and a white pick-up style transit in the Sittingbourne-bound carriageway.

The driver of the red car, a 42-year-old woman from Sheerness and her 8-year-old son died in the incident. A 6-year-old boy was hurt and taken to a London hospital for treatment his injuries which are described as being minor.