A teenage girl died overnight on the M20 in Kent after being struck by vehicles near Aylesford. Kent Police said the incident happened on the coastbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 5, near Teapot Lane, and called for motorists who saw a pedestrian in the carriageway to come forward.
Police were called at about 03:20 BST. The force said anyone who passed through the location between 03:15 BST and 03:28 BST and witnessed a pedestrian in the carriageway should contact Kent Police.
Kent Police and Teapot Lane
Kent Police said the girl was on the carriageway in the vicinity of a footbridge near Teapot Lane when she was struck by vehicles. The force said her next of kin have been informed.
The timing matters for drivers who were on that stretch in the early hours: police are narrowing their appeal to a 13-minute window around the point when the girl was seen on the carriageway. That leaves the central question of how she came to be there, near the footbridge, before the collision.
National Highways on the M20
A stretch of the motorway was closed for police investigations after the incident. National Highways later said the stretch had reopened, restoring traffic flow on the coastbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 5.
For anyone who travelled that route overnight, the practical step is simple: if you saw a pedestrian on the carriageway between 03:15 BST and 03:28 BST, Kent Police wants to hear from you. That witness window is the piece most likely to help explain the final moments before the girl died.
