A motorcyclist is in a serious condition in a London hospital following a crash on an A-road.

Emergency services were called to A2990 Old Thanet Way, in Herne Bay, just before 10pm yesterday.

Police, paramedics and fire crews were called after the biker - man in his 30s - struck a traffic island.

Officers say he remains in a serious but stable condition.

Pictures from the scene show the road taped off by police near its junction with Flamingo Drive.

Kent was hit by torrential downpours during a huge thunderstorm last night, with the east of the county the worst affected.