A girl has been taken to hospital after being hit by a bus.

The child was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital after the accident in Dock Head Road, near Chatham Dockside.

Police and paramedics were called at 1.30pm on Sunday, September 3, to the road between the shopping centre and Pier 5.

A witness told KentOnline: “It was awful and has been playing on my mind since for both the parents and poor bus driver.”