A man has been injured in a brazen carjacking in broad daylight.

It happened in Snodhurst Avenue, Chatham, when he met a man pretended to be interested in buying his car.

Instead, he jumped in the Mercedes advertised for sale and sped off.

The victim's foot was injured when the thief ran into him as he escaped.

The carjacking happened at about 3.15pm yesterday.

A Medway Police spokesman said: "Officers are investigating a report of a vehicle theft from an address in Chatham.

"It is reported that a man arranged to view a car which had been advertised for sale, but then drove off in the car.

"He is described as being an Asian man, 25 to 30-years-old, 5ft 4in and of slim build.

"The owner was not seriously hurt, he had some bruising to his foot but didn’t require medical attention."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Kent Police on 101, quoting crime reference XY/16215/12.