Part of Shottendane Road, Margate, is currently closed following a crash this morning (May 24).
Two cars collided on Shottendane Road (Garlinge end) with the road closure in place both ways from Woodchurch Road to Firbank Gardens.
Two people have been airlifted to Kings College Hospital in London and two have been taken to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.
Police, fire service, air ambulance and paramedics are at the scene.
A South East Coast Ambulance service spokesperson said: “SECAmb were called shortly before 10am this morning (24/05/24) to reports of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles in Shottendane Road in Margate.
“Crews arrived on scene and assessed and treated four patients in total. The Air Ambulance Charity Kent, Surrey, Sussex joined crews on scene and airlifted two patients to Kings College Hospital and crews took two patients by land to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.”
An Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex spokesperson added: “Two aircraft from Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) were dispatched to Margate on 24 May.
“Our crew arrived on scene at 11:16am where they worked with SECAmb, Kent Police, and Kent Fire and Rescue Service to help treat the patients, involved in a road traffic collision. They then transported two patients to a major trauma centre by air.”
A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police is currently at the scene of a serious collision near the junction of Garlinge High Street and Shottendane Road, near Margate, which took place at around 9.40am.
“Shottendane Road is currently closed while emergency services respond and motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternative routes.”
