Manslaughter charges brought against pair after man was hit by bus

Two men have appeared in court charged with manslaughter following the death of a man in Erith.

Mark Pearce, 40, of Lower Road, Bexley, and Markie Collins, 18, of Galleon Close, Bexley, have been charged with the manslaughter of Amamudin Alikhel, referred to as Ali Khan.

Police were called shortly before 10.30pm on Monday, August 28 last year to reports of a man injured after being struck by a bus in West Road, Erith.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended. Ali Khan, 28 and also from Bexley, was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation was launched after it became apparent that there had been an altercation prior to the victim being struck by the bus.

Pearce and Collins both appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court last Wednesday. They were bailed to appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, October 16.

Pictured top: Ali Khan (Picture: The Met)