A man has died after being found in a street with serious injuries.

Police were called to Sandy Lane, Addington, near Wrotham Heath, just before 9am after reports that a man had suffered severe injuries.

Officers, a road ambulance and the Kent and Surrey Air Ambulance attended the site near the junction with Ford Lane, but a man in his 40s died at the scene.

The road was closed to traffic for several hours while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A police spokesman said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that officers would prepare a report for the coroner.

Police confirmed the man’s injuries were not as a result of a traffic accident, but no further details were released.