Maidstone: Girl, 16, killed in car crash named

Alisha Marie Ponter was killed on Saturday evening

A 16-year-old girl who died in a car crash in Kent has been named as Alisha Marie Ponter.

She was a passenger in a Toyota Hillux that hit a road barrier and overturned on the A249 towards Sittingbourne near Maidstone on Saturday.

A boy, believed to be aged 15, was also seriously injured, a Kent Police spokesman said.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of causing by death by dangerous driving.

He was treated in hospital for minor injuries and later bailed.

The crash happened close to the junction with Church Hill and no other vehicles were involved.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage has been urged to contact police.

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