A man has been injured in a road accident after a crash between a van and a motorbike near Swanscombe train station this morning.

Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service were called to the collision just after 7am.

Passers by took to Facebook after seeing a police presence and ambulances outside the train station, saying they had heard of a "big crash" in the area.

A man was left with hand injuries as a result of the smash

A spokeswoman from Kent Police said: "Kent Police was called at 7.10am on Friday 4 May 2018 to a report of a collision between a van and a motorbike in Swanscombe High Street.

"Officers attended and a man was reported to have received an injury to his hand.

"South East Cost Ambulance Service was also called."

A spokesman for Seacamb said: "We were called this morning at 7.15am, responding to a collision between a van and a motorbike.

"The motorbike rider had cuts and injuries to the hand.

"He was treated by an ambulance crew at the scene before being taken to darent Valley Hospital."