A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after the car he was travelling in overturned in Dartford.

Police were called to close off Green Street Green Road, near the junction with Princes Road, at about 9pm on Sunday evening after they received reports the driver of a G-reg Fiat Uno Formula lost control of the vehicle, which resulted in it rolling over.

Four youths were in the vehicle, and a 17-year-old Dartford youth was taken to Darent Valley Hospital. He has been treated for cuts to his head and hand. Hospital staff said the injuries were not life-threatening. The road was re-opened at 11pm.