A man is in hospital with serious head injuries following a crash in Maidstone yesterday.

Kent Police are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the serious crash between a silver Skoda Octavia estate and a black Yamaha motorcycle XT660 in Armstrong Road.

The 19-year-old motorcyclist, who is from Maidstone, was taken to King’s College Hospital in London, where he remains in a serious condition.

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the crash, particularly the occupants of either a driving school vehicle or a vehicle marked up with L-plates, and the rider of another motorcycle believed to have been in the area.

Anyone with information about the incident can call theSerious Collision Investigation Unit on 01622 798538, quoting incident 23-1308.