A TEENAGER needed hospital treatment after he was injured in a crash in Hextable.

The 16-year-old was driving a motor scooter in Puddledock Lane when it collided with a car.

He was taken to Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth, shortly after the accident which happened on Sunday (July 18) at around 2pm.

The nature of his injuries is not yet known.

There are no reports of anyone who was travelling in the car being seriously injured.