Three drivers were taken to hospital this morning after two separate road accidents in rush hour traffic.

The first happened in Station Road, Aylesford, at 7.15am when a Ford Ka and a Transit van were in collision. A man in his early 30s was takent to the Tunbridge Wells Hospital with neck and chest pains, although his injuries were not thought to be serious.

Shortly after at 8.20am, a Peugeot 206 and a Ford Ka were in collision close to the Shell garage on the Maidstone bound carriageway of Blue Bell Hill in Maidstone.

Both drivers were taken to Maidstone Hospital as a precaution. The road was partially closed for a short time.