A car has crashed into a house after skidding on ice in a housing estate in Sittingbourne.

The impact damaged brickwork underneath a bay window but the driver of the Honda Civic escaped unhurt.

It happened on the corner of Argent Way and Tourmaline Drive in Sonora Fields at around 12.15pm.

Firefighters were sent to the scene.

Witnesses said the driver was in tears after the crash. The car has since been moved back into the road.

Homeowner Grant Dorey, 43, who lives at the property with his wife Penny, 36, and the couple's two children, said: "I pulled up just after it happened.

"I came round the roundabout on my way back from the tip and there was a car parked in the window.

"My father-in-law and kids were in the house when it happened but didn't actually see it or hear anything.

"It was a bit of a shock."

Mr Dorey, who works driving mobile cranes, said he had already been in contact with his insurance company who were going to send someone round to inspect the damage.