A 14-year-old boy suffered a broken leg after he was hit by a car in Maidstone today.

The accident happened at about 2.30pm in Hermitage Lane.

Police said the teenager had a broken leg and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

He was taken to the Tunbridge Wells hospital in Pembury.

One witness reported seeing two stationary cars and a person lying in the road.

Hermitage Lane has now re-opened to traffic.