Police are hunting a hit and run driver who left a motorcyclist lying in the road with a broken ankle.

The incident happened on Canterbury Road in Herne when the rider was hit by a car pulling out of Lower Herne Road.

The vehicle was a small black or dark hatchback and did not have its lights on at the time of the collision shortly after 10pm on Monday, September 23.

The 17-year-old, who was riding a Honda CBR125, was thrown from the machine, sustaining leg injuries. He was treated by an ambulance crew at the scene and later admitted to hospital with a broken leg.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident and say the car, which drove off from the scene without stopping, may have suffered slight frontal damage.

Police appeal for witnesses to road traffic collision on A291 Canterbury Road in Herne Bay

Anyone with information should contact PC Yasmin Mossadegh on 07870 252244 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.