A historic town centre pub has been damaged after a car crashed into the front of the building.

Debris has been strewn across the street outside the Wat Tyler in Dartford High Street after a black Mini Cooper struck the 15th century inn.

The vehicle hit the bay window at the front of the pub, smashing the glass panes and leaving brickwork lying on the pavement outside.

One person was injured as a result of the crash.

The pub is a Grade II-listed timber-framed building which was added to the Historic England register in 1975.

A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was called at 2.38am on Sunday, July 28 to a report that a car had struck a building in High Street, Dartford.

“Officers attended the scene and a man was taken to hospital with injuries that are not described as life-threatening.”