Police have reopened a busy town centre road after a woman was reportedly run over at a pedestrian crossing.

The emergency services have attended the scene in Maidstone Road in Ashford, near St Teresa’s Church this evening.

Traffic was blocked and diverted away from the road approaching the town centre, and there were queues building back to Drovers roundabout.

Police say a woman was injured shortly after 4pm at the crossing, and has been taken to hospital.

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