A youth was injured when a car he was in overturned.

The silver Renault Clio crashed in Linden Crescent, Folkestone at 3.30am today.

The accident, involving the Irish-registered car, led to two parked cars being damaged.

Firefighters from the Folkestone station were called to make the scene safe, clearing away spilt fuel, and were there for an hour and a half.

Police afterwards said that a 17-year-old youth was taken to hospital with injuries that were believed to be minor.

He was also arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and was bailed until Wednesday, March 30.

It was thought that the crashed car had three other occupants, none of whom were reported injured.