KENT Police are investigating after a fatal crash claimed the life of a motorcyclist.

The tragedy happened London-bound on the A229 Thanet Way near Herne Bay at about 6.30pm on Tuesday when the bike rider was in a collision with a Rover Metro.

The motorcyclist, believed to be a 37-year-old man from Sittingbourne, died at the scene. The driver of the Metro, an 86-year-old woman from Herne Bay, was taken to hospital.

A police spokesman said: "It is believed the Metro was travelling the wrong way along the A299.

"Both carriageways of the road were closed and did not reopen until after midnight to allow for the crash investigation."

Any witnesses to the accident are asked to contact PC Tracy Bradbury at the Serious Crash Investigation Unit on 01622 600970.