By ED HOLT

Published: 08:12 GMT, 31 December 2025 | Updated: 08:44 GMT, 31 December 2025

A third man has been arrested following a fatal hit and run which saw a pedestrian in his 80s 'carried on top of a car for more than a mile'.

The pensioner was struck down by a grey Mercedes in Gillingham, Kent, on Monday afternoon.

It is understood that the man had been carried on top of the vehicle for 1.5 miles after being hit at a pedestrian crossing, according to local reports.

Yesterday, Kent Police released CCTV footage of two hooded men dressed in dark clothing fleeing the area on foot while one holds a yellow number plate.

On the same day, a 29-year-old from Chatham and a 28-year-old of no fixed address were arrested and remain in custody.

Now a 28-year-old man from Edgware, London, has also been arrested and remains in custody.

The police are not looking for any further suspects at this time, but they have urged members of the public to submit any dash cam or CCTV footage showing a grey Mercedes estate car to help in their investigation.  

Emergency services rushed to the incident on the A289 Gads Hill at around 12.10pm on December 29 as paramedics treated the man at the scene.

Yesterday, Kent Police released CCTV footage of a hooded men dressed in dark clothing fleeing the area on foot while holding a yellow number plate

Emergency services rushed to the incident on the A289 Gads Hill at around 12.10pm as paramedics treated the man at the scene, who was later pronouced dead

However, he was later pronounced dead, the force said.

The incident sparked a major emergency services response with more than 20 police, fire and ambulance vehicles sent to the scene, as well as the air ambulance and police helicopter.

Residents who live close described the incident as 'distressing' and 'surreal'.  

Resident Ralph Belmonte said the man was found by a postman outside his home, more than a mile away from the collision.

'It was distressing. It was surreal, people cannot do things like that,' Mr Belmonte said.

'The air ambulance landed in the field nearby, and they had drones and police dogs searching.

'This lane has always been isolated, and there has been some incidents, but nothing to this scale.

'I do not know what has happened to society. The police and ambulance crews were so quick. There were around 20 cars here.

Emergency services rushed to the incident on the A289 Gads Hill at around 12.10pm on Monday December 29 as paramedics treated the man at the scene

'The emergency response was well coordinated.'