Crash scene investigators have completed their inquiry into a tanker collision which saw the vehicle plough into cars and several houses and have decided no one will face charges.

The five-tonne tanker crashed in Marlborough Road, Gillingham, after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

It is understood the man became ill, possibly from a stroke, while driving along the residential street on August 26.

Miraculously, no one inside the homes, or in the road was injured, but the driver had to be cut free from his cab by firefighters, and taken to nearby Medway Maritime Hospital for treatment.

The next evening he was transferred to a London hospital when his condition worsened and he was described as being in a critical condition.

The tanker crashed into parked vehicles and at least five houses in the street, damaging walls and railings, as well as steps and front doors.

services dealt with the incident.

Kent Air Ambulance landed opposite the crash site on the Great Lines Heritage Park.

The tanker ran into the back of a dark coloured Mondeo and then smashed against a white van – just moments after the owner had got her dog leads out of it to take her animals for a walk.

The vehicles then hit a white Suzuki Swift and a dark Volkswagen Polo, which were crushed against the houses.

The driver of the Mondeo was treated for minor injuries by paramedics at the scene.

The smash happened near the junction with Lock Street and nearby Paget Street. The houses were later deemed safe to live in by building inspectors.

The driver of the tanker, who has not been named, is said to still be in hospital making a slow recovery.