A woman was rushed to hospital yesterday after falling from a horse at a farm in Bethersden.

Ambulance crews and the hazardous area response team were called to Ashford Road, near the Big Tree Farm, at 4.05pm.

It was reported that a woman in her 20s had come off a horse and was suffering from abdominal, pelvic and back pains.

The Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance was also assigned to attend.

The woman was assessed at the scene and taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford as a priority.