A teenage boy was taken to hospital after a reported hit and run near a train station.

The collision happened on Sunday in Newtown Road, close to Ashford International station.

It is understood police were told the car involved left the scene of the incident and the boy was taken to a local hospital.

A spokesman for the force said: “It was reported to us shortly before 4.45pm on Sunday, December 1, that a collision had taken place earlier that day involving a car and a teenage boy in Newtown Road, Ashford.

“Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and anyone with relevant information can contact us quoting 01-0862.”