A woman aged 89 has knocked down three elderly friends while trying to move her car.

All three suffered broken bones after the driver crashed into a shop and then into them.

The incident happened in Iron Bar Lane, Canterbury, yesterday.

Emergency services were called at around 6pm and police are investigating.

The three women are from Canterbury and aged 82, 75 and 73.

They were taken to the QEQM Hospital in Margate.

Police said the 82-year-old woman was the most seriously injured.

A Kent Police spokesman said: "It is understood the driver of a red Volkswagen Polo was manoeuvring the car when it was it is believed to have hit a shop window in the road and then the three women.

"The driver of the car - an 89-year-old woman from Canterbury - was not injured. The women all know each other."

Anyone who witnessed what happened should contact PC Guy Miller from Kent Police's Serious Collision Unit on 01622 798 538.