Fire crews used hydraulic cutting equipment to release a women driver who was trapped in her vehicle following a crash.

The collision, involving two cars, happened today at the junction of Minster Road and Shottendane Road in Westgate-on-Sea.

A second women was helped from her car by paramedics and both females, aged in their 50s, were taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.

One patient had suffered a hand injury, while the other had back pains.

Police also attended the crash and were called to the scene at 8.20am.