Dad Pays Tribute to Folkestone Academy Pupil Alisha Ponter, 16, Killed in A249 Crash near Maidstone

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Liam Cooper

Published: 4:10 pm February 26, 2024

Updated: 11:43 am October 8, 2025

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The devastated father of a 16-year-old girl tragically killed in a car crash has fondly remembered his “one-of-a-kind” daughter, Alisha Ponter.

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Alisha, a pupil at Folkestone Academy, lost her life as a passenger in a Toyota Hilux that collided with a road barrier and overturned on the A249 near Maidstone over the weekend.

Dad Pays Tribute to Folkestone Academy Pupil Alisha Ponter, 16, Killed in A249 Crash near Maidstone

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