A horse has died this morning after a crash with a car on a busy road.

A man suffered a minor head injury and part of the A251 Ashford Road in Badlesmere was partially blocked after a reported collision between a horse and a car at around 8am today.

A police spokesman said: "The horse is reported to have ran into the road from a nearby field. Officers attended the location and a vet was called. Due to its injuries the horse was later put down at the scene."

A man, believed to be driving the car, suffered a minor head injury and was treated at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.

A child, also in the car, did not suffer any injuries.

Two ambulance crews had been called near to the junction for Newhouse Lane.

Traffic was reportedly slow but moving.