A 10-year-old boy suffered head injuries and bruising when he was hit by a Jaguar car.

The incident happened on the outskirts of Boxley, near Maidstone, at around 3.40pm on Monday.

The boy was taken by ambulance to Maidstone Hospital and his parents arrived shortly afterwards. His injuries are described as non-life threatening.

The road was closed for more than two hours and traffic diverted away from the scene to allow emergency crews to deal with the accident, which happened north of the junction of Boxley Road and Sandy Lane.