A boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

Police were called North Road in Folkestone just after 3.30pm.

It followed reports of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian.

Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and the pedestrian was taken to a local hospital.

The boy’s injuries are understood not to be serious.

An ambulance service spokesman said: “Crews arrived and assessed and treated one person at the scene before taking them to William Harvey Hospital for further medical treatment.”