A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car in Swanley on Tuesday evening.

The crash occurred on Maidstone Road, which links Sidcup and Swanley, and the male motorcyclist was treated at the scene for an injury to his shoulder before being taken to hospital.

A spokesman from South East Coast Ambulance Service said: “South East Coast Ambulance Service was called at around 7.10pm on Tuesday, May 8, to reports of a road traffic collision involving a motorbike in Swanley on the junction between London Road and Maidstone Road.

“One ambulance crew attended the incident and a male motorcyclist was treated by paramedics at the scene for a shoulder injury before being taken to Darent Valley Hospital.

“Crews left the scene at around 8pm.”

The motorcyclist’s injuries are understood not to be life-threatening.

Kent Police has been contacted for comment