A man who was found collapsed in an alleyway this morning has died, despite efforts to save him.

Passers-by discovered the man, believed to be in his 40s, in an alleyway off Ingram Road in Gillingham just after 8am today (Thursday).

Student Kelvin Munson was in a newsagents on Ingram Road when a woman rushed into the shop to tell him about the collapsed man.

The 19-year-old, who was on his way to college in Maidstone, called the ambulance, who gave him instructions on how to perform CPR.

Mr Munson, who lives in Speedwell Close, said: "I was buying a drink to take to college when someone ran in saying we needed to call an ambulance because she didn't have a phone. I did so and then ran out to help.

"A woman who was driving past got out of the car and did resuscitation, as I've hurt my hand and couldn't.

"We couldn't find a pulse but the ambulance arrived within a few minutes."

The man, who is believed to be from Gillingham, was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police were called but are not treating the death as suspicious.