A 19-year-old man from Dartford has been arrested and two men have been taken to hospital following a crash in Sidcup.

Police were called to Maidstone Road at 3.21pm on Friday (March 27) to reports of a two-car crash.

A 19-year-old man was later arrested at a house in Dartford on suspicion of failure to stop at the scene of an accident and making off from a petrol station without payment.

News Shopper: The aftermath of the crash in Maidstone Road

He was taken to a south London hospital with minor injuries and has been bailed until a date in mid-April.

South East Coast Ambulance (SECAMB) paramedics treated a 49-year-old man and a 21-year-old man for minor injuries before taking them to Darent Valley Hospital.

 

A SECAMB spokesman said: "We sent two ambulance crews, duty manager and a paramedic in a car to the scene.

"We treated two people, one for back injuries and another for head injuries."

Enquiries continue.