Tragic Crash in Hythe: Elderly Woman Killed by Bus

Police are urgently hunting witnesses after a fatal collision in Hythe left a woman in her 80s dead. The horrific incident happened just before 3pm on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, on Prospect Road.

Bus Strikes Woman, She Dies Days Later

Kent Police revealed a bus travelling east between Sun Lane and Douglas Avenue hit the elderly pedestrian. Paramedics airlifted her to a London hospital, but sadly she died on Wednesday, 15 October.

Police Appeal: Who Was on the Bus?

Detectives from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are digging deeper. They want to speak to anyone with info, especially bus passengers who left the vehicle before officers arrived.

  • Did you see the crash or the bus before the collision?
  • Do you have CCTV or dashcam footage?

Contact Kent Police now on 01622 798538 or email [email protected]. Quote ref EW/DH/067/25.

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