A motorcyclist is fighting for his life in hospital after a serious crash in Margate.

Police, ambulances, fire crews and the air ambulance were called to College Road, near the junction with Durban Road, just before 9.30pm yesterday.

The crash involved a grey Hyundai i10 car and a 125cc motorcycle.

The biker, a 27-year-old local man, suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to a London hospital.

His condition is described as "critical but stable".

The driver, a 62-year-old man, was trapped in the wreckage by his injuries and had to be freed by firefighters using hydraulic rescue equipment.

He was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, and later discharged.

The road remained closed for six hours while investigations took place.

DS Scott Lynch from the serious collision investigation unit said: "This is the second serious collision involving a motorbike and car in a residential area of Thanet that we have attended in the last fortnight.

"If there are people who witnessed this collision and haven't spoken to officers, please can they contact SCIU on 01622 798538 quoting BG/195/15."