A teenage girl is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after jumping from the roof of a six-storey car park.

The 15-year-old plunged 60ft from the King Street car park in Maidstone last night.

It is believed she landed on concrete below.

Kent Police confirmed negotiators were called at 7.30pm in a bid to talk the teenager down from the top of the building. She reportedly jumped at about 9.45pm.

The girl was taken by air ambulance to King’s College Hospital, in London, with non-life threatening injuries.

The town centre remained cordoned off around King Street for several hours while police dealt with the incident.