A woman driver in her 70s has died after crashing into two parked cars in a residential street.

The police were called to the incident in Weymouth Road in Cheriton, Folkestone, at about 7pm last night.

A white Citroen C3 was travelling along the stretch towards the High Street when it smashed into a grey Peugeot 208 and a Volkswagen Touran.

The driver of the Citroen, a woman from Folkestone, died at the scene.

Ambulance spokesman Rich Airey said: "We attended the scene with an ambulance but despite paramedic's best efforts the woman was pronounced dead at the scene."

A witness told KentOnline that the road was closed off for hours while officers investigated.

The police's serious collision investigation unit is asking anyone who saw the crash or the vehicle beforehand, and who have not yet spoken to officers, to call the appeal line on 01622 798538 or email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk quoting AH/DJ/67/17.