Emergency services are attending a crash on the A249. The Sheppey bound carriageway has been closed between Maidstone and Detling Hill. There are reports the air ambulance landed at the scene. A spokesman for the fire service said: “We were called at 6.51pm to a road crash on the northbound carriageway. “Crews assisted other emergency services at the scene. “Our operations were complete at 8.04pm.” The road is now closed in both directions as roadworks on the Maidstone-bound carriageway began on Friday. More on this as we have it.