A man has been airlifted to hospital after an incident in Maidstone.

The Kent Surrey and Sussex (KSS) air ambulance landed at Mote Park in Mote Avenue on Monday at around 11.20am.

A man, who was taken ill, was treated by crews from the air ambulance and South East Coast Ambulance service before being flown to hospital.

A spokesman for the air ambulance said: "A helicopter from Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) attended a male patient in Maidstone on December 27.

"Our crew arrived on scene at 11.22am where they worked with SECAmb to help treat the patient who was taken to hospital by aircraft.”

The spokesman added the incident didn't happen in Mote Park, but was used as one of the charity's pre-surveyed landing sites.

The ambulance service has been contacted for further information.