Two people were killed and a 12-year-old girl was in a critical but stable condition in hospital tonight after a car mounted a pavement and hit a group of pedestrians. The vehicle struck a total of five people shortly after 12.15am in Ashford, Kent yesterday, with two women receiving less serious injuries. A 49-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a man aged 67 died of his injuries in hospital. A 24-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving shortly after the crash and he was held by the police. Superintendent Mark Nottage described it as a "tragic incident".