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Canterbury crash leaves pensioner injured after car hits planter

A man in his 80s has been taken to hospital after crashing into a planter in Canterbury.

Police were called just after 11am to the accident near The Jolly Sailor pub in Northgate.

The man, who was driving a blue Ford Fiesta, was treated by ambulance crews for injuries to his head and hand.

The Ford Fiesta hit a plant pot. Picture: Ruth Cuerden
The Ford Fiesta hit a plant pot. Picture: Ruth Cuerden
The car crashed with a bollard and a planter. Picture: Ruth Cuerden
The car crashed with a bollard and a planter. Picture: Ruth Cuerden

He had hit a bollard before going into the planter, damaging the car's front bodywork.

Secamb spokesman Rich Airey said: "The man had injured his head and hand and was treated at the scene by the crew before being taken to the QEQM hospital in Margate."

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