 The man and his seven-year-old son lived locally |
Road safety campaigners are calling for a road in Kent where a father and his young son were killed on Saturday to be made completely dual carriageway. The deaths of the 27-year-old man and seven-year-old boy on the A228 on the Isle of Grain bring the total of those killed there since 2003 to 12.
Parish councillor Michael Dale said the road was quite dangerous with a lot of water-filled ditches either side.
A 25-year-old man arrested by police was still being questioned on Monday.
A second man, aged 23, was released on bail on Sunday.
 Signs warning drivers to be careful were put up four years ago |
The two who died lived on the Isle of Grain but have not yet been named.
The father and son were in a Mini which was in collision with a red Rover car.
Police said no-one was in the Rover when officers arrived at the scene, in Malmaynes Hall Road, Stoke.
The cause of the accident is not known, but the road has a 40mph speed limit and signs warning of the dangers, which were put up four years ago.
Mr Dale, who is a former policeman and sits on Grain Parish Council, said the A228 should be improved.
"There's very little they can do unless there's a complete drastic rethink on how the road is structured.
"It's a long country open road and you're lulled into the feeling that it's a safe road when in fact it is quite dangerous with a lot of water-filled ditches either side."
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