A woman has suffered head and leg injuries after she was knocked down.

The lady, reported to be in her 20s, was hit by a vehicle just before 9am today on Old Bridge Road in Whitstable - by the roundabout which joins the residential street to Belmont Road and Millstrood Road.

Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene.

A police spokesman said the victim suffered head and leg injuries, though there are "no major concerns".

She was taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.

South East Coast Ambulance Service has been contacted for more information.