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Woman hurt in rush-hour crash
AWOMANwas seriously injured after being hit by a car in rush- hour traffic in Aylesford. The pedestrian, who has not been named, was taken to hospital after the crash on the London Road near Sainsbury’s just before 3pm on Tuesday, June 6. The road was partially closed
until about 4.15pm, with slow traf- fic around Hermitage Lane and Hall Road returning to normal at about 6pm. Police said they were alerted at 2.50pm to a report of a collision be- tween a car and a pedestrian. Offi- cers and ambulance staff attended and “one woman was treated for serious injuries and taken to a local hospital”. This crash near the congested Hermitage Lane junction, came on the day that latest figures showed a shocking increase in those killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the county’s roads. The statistics for 2016 show that
KSI figures for Kent and Medway have risen by more than a third – from 652 to 930, although the num-
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ber of deaths fell from 55 to 48. The increase has been blamed, in
part, on a change in police report- ing, which now groups some slight injuries with serious. However, the cause of most accidents remains poor driver behaviour, prompting calls for motorists to be more pa- tient and road aware. Speed, distractions (including mobile phones) and driving under the influence of drink and drugs are thought to be the main factors. Research shows three-quarters of “injury crashes” occur solely as a result of behavioural factors and 95% of all crashes include some el- ement of poor road use. Kent County Council’s casualty reduction manager Steve Horton said: “Whilst we believe the changes in recording injuries has affected the category of some in- juries, we still know that overall there were 5% more injury crashes last year and one crash is too many. “We can all help by being more patient, more alert to other road users and sharing our roads safely.”
New Brownie pack fills up
WITHIN days of the news that Kings Hill was to have a Brownie unit, all the places were snapped up and a long waiting list was drawn up. The 1st Kings Hill Brownies has enrolled 16 girls aged from seven to
10, but that number will increase to 24 later in the year. Meetings will be held from 5.30pm to 7pm everyWednesday in term time The unit was set up by Kings Hill residents Sarah Graves and Charlene
Small who will run the group with leaders Nikki Allison and Kate Corbet. Sarah said: “Joining the Brownies is a great way tomake new friends,
learn new skills and take on challenges. It’s about teaching the girls about themselves, their community and their world. “They will be able to go on holidays and day trips and will learn new hobbies, playmusic, explore other cultures and have adventures.” The 1st Kings Hill Brownies is sponsored by Kings Hill developer Liberty
Property Trust. Associate director, marketing and leasing Caroline Binns said she was delighted to help the Brownies get started at Kings Hill. She said: “So many people in our community are now starting groups
and giving up their free time to run them, which is great. “Girlguiding is a wonderful organisation and the Brownie unit is proving a popular addition to the Kings Hill community.”
downsmail.co.uk Tailor makes a 6” Mistake
If you were measured to have something tailor made for you, would you expect to be delivered shoes that are 2 sizes too small for you, or trousers 6 inches too big? Of course not. Yet thousands of people wear spectacle lenses that are incorrect by at least 17%. A recent European Optometry study showed that the average error by a trained optician measuring a person for varifocals was 5mm per eye. Even a 0.5mm error can cause eye-strain, It’s no wonder so many people have tried and failed to comfortably wear varifocal spectacles. Thousands more and swimming vision that these mis- measurements can cause. But why does this happen? You will probably remember that when most opticians measure you for
varifocals they mark the lenses using ruler measure the distance between your eyes. Buchanan Optometrists abandoned this inaccurate method 10 years ago, preferring instead to use a computerised measuring system that not only measures your pupil position to within 0.1mm but also takes into account several other measurements such as how the spectacle frame sits on your face. We are all different, so any frame you put on will sit differently. the distance the frame sits from your face, the angle of the frame, the curve of the frame, how your eyes work binocularly together. The end result? The most comfortable vision possible - or your money back.
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