Stone Street between Canterbury and Hythe closed as police and fire crews called to crash near The George Inn pub

A main road has been closed after a number of people were injured in a crash near a pub.

Police and fire crews are at the scene next to The George Inn on Stone Street, near Stelling Minnis.

Police and fire crews at the scene of a crash near The George Inn pub on Stone Street, near Stelling Minnis
Stone Street, which links Hythe and Canterbury, has been closed in both directions

The road, which links Hythe and Canterbury, has been shut in both directions.

Two vehicles were involved in the collision and a garden wall at the pub is reported to have been damaged.

A police spokesman said: “Officers were called to the scene at 10.06am.

“A number of people have reported suspected injuries and the road is closed while work is ongoing to recover the vehicles.”

A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: “SECAmb were called just after 10am to reports of a RTC involving two vehicles in Stelling Minnis, Canterbury.”