Two ladies died on an interstate during the Just Stop Oil protest on Dartford Bridge, and eco-activists have been accused of having “blood on their hands.”
Four hours after the start of the eco-protest, a woman trapped on the M20 and the woman who stopped to rescue her were struck by a car while standing on the hard shoulder.
Mark Heap, a van driver who also attempted to assist, had fractures to his back and leg.
Mr. Heap, 54, stated from his hospital bed, ‘They may not have wanted to harm anyone, but they now have blood on their hands.
Marcus Decker is accused of conspiring to conduct a public nuisance.
He and Morgan Trowland (pictured) are accused of causing two days of traffic mayhem by mounting one of the nation’s busiest bridges.
Mark Heap, a van driver who also attempted to assist, sustained broken back bones and a fractured leg.
Without the protest, emergency personnel may have been able to save the women in time, he told The Sun.
Lisa Webber, a mother in her 50s and one of the victims, has been identified.
Her father, Clive Kraus, thanked a group of tree surgeons on Twitter for providing ‘first aid and CPR’ at the scene.
The other victim is a general practitioner in her forties. The Sun stated that she abandoned her vehicle following a “small mishap.”
Drivers were use the M20 to avoid traffic jams when two protestors suspended themselves from the Dartford Bridge for two days, closing the bridge.
The accident, which apparently occurred because a BMW X5 crossed three lanes on the M20, occurred at 8:20 a.m. on Monday.
On Monday, motorists were using the M20 to avoid traffic jams when two protestors dangled themselves from the Dartford Bridge.
It took ambulance staff 40 minutes to reach the scene in Swanley, Kent (photo). Police and fire departments were also dispatched.
The collision included four vehicles: a grey Infiniti Q30 Sport, a black BMW X5, a black Volkswagen Golf, and a white Iveco Daily van.
The accident included four vehicles: a grey Infiniti Q30 Sport, a black BMW X5, a black Volkswagen Golf, and a white Iveco Daily van.
It took ambulance workers 40 minutes to reach the site in Swanley, Kent, due to traffic congestion and bridge closure-related delays.
Police and fire departments were also dispatched.
Former Met police chief inspector Mick Neville stated to The Sun, “They may not have caused the M20 accident directly.” But had their foolish demonstration not occurred, it is likely that the women and van driver would not have been present.’
Just Stop Oil was reached out to for comment.
Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are attempting to determine the complete facts surrounding the accident and are requesting that anyone with information or dashcam footage contact them.
Call the number 01622 798538 and provide the reference number SN/COJ/115/22.
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