A teenage boy who was hit by a train in Broadstairs is in a stable condition in hospital.

Emergency services were called to the station at about 6.20pm yesterday following a report of a casualty on the tracks.

Paramedics attended and the teenager was airlifted to Kings College Hospital in London with potentially serious injuries.

His injuries are not described as life-threatening.

The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

Trains were cancelled between Ramsgate and Margate but services were restored by 8.30pm.

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