Forty-six people died and 3,950 were injured on Kent's roads in the space of just 12 months.

The figures, obtained by KMTV, show drivers are twice as likely to be involved in a crash on the county's rural roads.

A total of 23 fatalities were recorded on urban roads in Kent (excluding Medway) between September 30 last year and October 1, 2016.

This was on top of 2,704 'personal injury collisions'.

Meanwhile, 23 fatalities and 1,246 crashes involving injury were reported during the same period on the county's rural roads.

The figures were released following a Freedom of Information request to the Department for Transport.

Crashes recorded on Kent's motorways are not included in the statistics, but strategic A roads have been - in line with the methodology used by the government.

It classifies rural roads as those that are in a non-built up environment with speed limits of more than 40mph.