Man arrested after boy, 7, killed in crash in Kent

A man has been arrested after a seven-year-old boy died in a crash involving two vehicles in Kent.

The 49-year-old, from Dymchurch, was detained on Thursday afternoon and remains in custody.

William Brown died at the scene after the collision, which took place at around 5.35pm on Wednesday on the Sandgate Esplanade in Folkestone.

The two vehicles involved were an unidentified car or van and a red Citroen car, police said.

William's father earlier appealed to the driver to hand themselves in to police.

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