A man had to be cut out of his car by firefighters after an accident.

It happened on Halfway Road, near Sheerness Holiday Park, Sheerness, at about 9pm last night.

A Chrysler Grand Cherokee Jeep and a Peugeot 206 were involved.

Police closed the road at about 9.45pm to allow firefighters from Sheppey to cut the roof from the Chrysler to get the driver out.

The man, in his 60s, was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital suffering with neck pain.

The driver of the Peugeot was also taken to hospital but neither of their injuries were thought to be life threatening.

Halfway Road reopened at 11.10pm.