Man airlifted to hospital following A249 crash

Katy Docherty-Warren & Jacob Panons
BBC News, South East
Google A Google Street image of the A249 by the junction with Chalky Lane.Google
The crash happened on the A249 near junction with Chalky Lane

A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Kent.

Police said the crash, which involved a silver Land Rover Discovery and a black BMW 1 Series, happened on the A249, near Stockbury, on Tuesday at 22:05 GMT.

A passenger from the BMW, a man in his 30s, was flown to a London hospital.

A woman in her 30s, who was a passenger in the Land Rover, also sustained serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

Both remain under the care of doctors and in a stable conditions, police says.

A driver of one of the vehicles was also taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the force.

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