An elderly man had to be resuscitated after crashing into a high street lamppost.

Police and ambulance crews rushed to Tankerton Road, near Whitstable, at about 11.20pm on Saturday to reports a car had collided with a street light.

A man in his 70s was resuscitated at the scene, before being taken to Ashford's William Harvery hospital for further treatment.

An ambulance service spokesman said: "We were called to reports a car had hit a lamppost at approximately 11.20pm on Saturday.

"Ambulance crews attended the scene and a man, who required resuscitation, was taken to William Harvey Hospital in a serious condition."

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