PC Bradley died in the crash and his colleague was critically injured
Police officer in Swanley crash which caused death of Kent Police colleague remains in ‘serious condition’(Image: PA Archive/PA Images)
The police officer who was critically injured in a crash which tragically caused the death of his Kent Police colleague remains in hospital in a “serious condition”. The officers were taken to hospital after their vehicle collided with a blue Volkswagen Scirocco at around 7.45pm on Thursday, March 19 on the A20 London Road in Farningham, near Swanley, at the junction with Button Street.
The officers had been responding to an emergency in a marked Ford Focus police car. The member of the public in the Volkswagen was also taken to a London hospital in a “serious condition”.
PC Bradley Corke, 27, died two days later (March 21) and tributes flooded in for the young officer who was based in Tonbridge and had served with Kent Police since May 2022, working the towns of west Kent. The force said his “bravery, dedication and passion for helping others” would not be forgotten.
Paying tribute to him and calling him Brad, his family said he was “a true gentleman in every situation he encountered”. In an update today (April 1), a Kent Police spokesperson said: “An officer who suffered critical injuries during a collision in Farningham, near Swanley, remains in hospital in a serious condition and continues to receive medical attention.
“The incident, involving a marked Ford Focus police car and a VW Scirocco, happened on the westbound A20 London Road at the junction with Button Street, Farningham on Thursday, March 19. His colleague, PC Bradley Corke, who was travelling in the same vehicle sadly died on Saturday, March 21.”
An investigation is underway and a mandatory referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, said police. Officers investigating the incident are urging any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01622 798 538.
Alternatively email sciu.td@kent.police.uk quoting EW/AL/025/26. Dashcam footage can be uploaded here.
There is no update on the investigation which is underway, said the spokesperson. KentLive has asked for a condition check on the member of public.
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