A 14-year-old-boy was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a crash in Hawkhurst.

The accident happened yesterday evening around 8.50pm on the A268 Rye Road.

A Jeep Cherokee was travelling near the junction with Queens Road towards Sandhurst when the collision happened.

The teenage pedestrian was taken to a London hospital where his condition is still described as serious.

Officers are now appealing for witnesses.

Anyone who saw the collision or who may have dashcam footage is asked to contact Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01622 798538, quoting SM/DJ/95/20.

Alternatively, email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk.

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