A pensioner was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital after collapsing in Maidstone.

A man in his 70s suffered a medical collapse this morning in College Avenue.

Paramedics and a fire crew arrived on the scene at around 10am before being driven to Maidstone Hospital.

A spokesman for the South East Coast Ambulance Service said: “A call came into us just before 9.50am following reports of a man who had been found collapsed.

“We are not sure whether he was in a vehicle or in the road. He required medical attention and we sent two cars and an ambulance to the scene.

“A fire vehicle also attended as the fire service co-responded. We assisted and treated a man aged in his 70s before he was taken to Maidstone Hospital.”