A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car near two grammar schools.

The incident took place in High Road in Wilmington, near Dartford, just before 7.20pm yesterday.

Police and paramedics attended the scene after “reports of a road traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian” where a woman was treated for injuries.

She was taken to King’s College Hospital for further medical treatment.

The injuries are not described as life-threatening.