A woman is in hospital in a serious condition following a crash on a busy road.

It happened at around midday yesterday near Rosherville Primary School in London Road, Northfleet.

A Mercedes A-Class was travelling along the road towards Gravesend when it was involved in a crash with a red Citroen C3.

The Citroen driver, a woman in her 70s, was treated for injuries at the scene and taken to a London hospital where she remains in a serious condition.

The Mercedes driver, a man from Lewisham, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs.

The 25-year-old was later bailed to return to the police station pending further investigation.

Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the vehicles beforehand, to call the SCIU witness appeal line on 01622 798538, or email sciu.td@kent.police.uk quoting SM/JM/037/24.

Dashcam footage can also be submitted here: https://kep.uk.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/rtc-london-rd-northfleet