A teenage cyclist was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Gillingham earlier this morning.

The accident happening in Grange Road, at about 8.30am and the rider suffered an injury to the back of his head.

Two ambulances were sent to the scene, and the 17-year-old was treated by paramedics there, before being taken to Medway Maritime Hospital.

A spokesman for police in Medway said: “A white Kia Sportage was reported to have been in collision with a cyclist on Grange Road.”