A woman had to be cut from her car after a three-vehicle accident on the A228 this afternoon.

Fire crews had to free the woman from her vehicle by fire crews after the collision at around 1.30pm today (Tuesday, December 8). The three vehicles involved were a grey Peugeot 206, a silver Peugeot 406 and a white van.

She was taken to Maidstone Hospital with minor injuries. The road was closed for some time after the accident.