Man killed in car stabbing

A man has been stabbed to death in a car after a violent row with his travelling companion.

The 42-year-old victim died in the struggle while the other man, 47, suffered stab wounds to his stomach and hands. It is not known who was driving the blue Peugeot 405, or how the two men knew each other.

Police said officers were called to the slip road at the Swanley interchange on the A20 London-bound carriageway in Kent at 7.50 last night following reports of the attack.

A man from Gravesend was found dead at the scene. The 47- year- o ld, also from Gravesend, was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to hospital. A knife was recovered at the scene.