A 12-year-old girl has been taken to a London hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car on the A2 at Strood this morning.

The girl, who has not been named, was injured at about 8.45am and is believed to have suffered leg, pelvic and a possible head injury.

The incident closed the road between Rede Court Road and Gravesend Road, while police carried out their investigations.

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The girl was thought to be crossing Watling Street (A2) when the accident happened.

Motorists were being urged to find alternative routes and the road re-opened at about noon.

A spokesman for Kent Police said: “Kent Police was called at 8.45am to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Watling Street, at the junction with Rede Court Road.

“The road is currently closed. The pedestrian, a girl thought to be aged 12, has been taken to a London hospital.

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"Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

“Next of kin have been informed.”

A spokesman for South East Coast Service, added: “Her injuries are described as serious and she was conscious on route to hospital.”

Trains into Rochester via Gravesend have been halted because of engineering works and replacement buses from the station are now delayed on the roads.

The girl was the second 12-year-old to be injured in a crash on Kent's roads in 24 hours. Yesterday, a girl was taken to a London hospital after a crash in Birchington.