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Megan White

Nigel Farage 'walked off after head-on collision in chauffeur driven 4x4'

Haunting the Tories: Nigel Farage (Picture: AP)

Nigel Farage quietly walked off after his chauffeur-driven 4x4 was involved in a head-on crash, according to another person involved in the collision.

Pub landlord Patrick Tranter claims the Brexit Party leader “stepped out of the Range Rover, collected his bag from the boot and walked off”.

Mr Tranter was driving his vintage Jaguar home with son George, 13 months, near Westerham, Kent, when the smash took place.

He told The Sun that Mr Farage “didn’t have the common decency to see if we were OK, and never even looked back”.

Mr Farage is currently on the campaign trail for the European Parliament elections (REUTERS)

But the former UKIP leader hit back, claiming the pub landlord was "abusive" after the crash and said he made a "discreet withdrawal from the situation" after checking everyone was OK.

Mr Tranter, who claims his 1986 Series 3 Sovereign has been written off, added: “It would be pure speculation to guess how fast his car was going but it is his response which has really p***ed me off.

“His driver Dean Chapman confirmed it was him but I was dumbfounded by his behaviour. Who does he think he is?”

The pub landlord, 38, says Mr Farage is now banned from his pub, the George and Dragon.

Mr Farage told The Sun that Mr Tranter was “swearing very loudly” and that he thought “there was nothing to be added by me talking to him”.

Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party is set to stand in the next General Election (REUTERS)

He said last night: “The driver of the other car was abusive. He was swearing very loudly and after accidents people do all sorts of things. It was a pretty full-on smash and I understand why people can be a bit shocked.

“Once I had ascertained that everyone was OK I made discreet withdrawal from the situation.

“I didn’t think that me, with a rather a well-known face, going into that situation would have helped anything or anybody.

“Had anybody been hurt I would have stayed and waited for the ambulance.

“I just thought there was nothing to be added by me talking to him.

“I didn’t hear his child screaming so I walked up the road.”

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