A man has had to be cut out of his car after hitting three water buffalo near the Stockbury roundabout.

Around 10 firefighters were called to the A249 at 5.45pm last night and the man was then cared for by ambulance staff.

The animals are believed to have been kept on nearby farmland.

Three had to be put down and two were returned to their field uninjured.

The driver, in his 60s, was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital with serious cuts to his head.