Man arrested after Armed Police are called to Saddlebrook Park Holiday Park on the Isle of Sheppey

Armed police officers from Kent Police and around six SECAmb vehicles  have been called to an incident on the  the Isle of Sheppey. 

Police were seen to enter  Saddlebrook Park site in Leysdown.   After a  woman is understood to have been ran over near the park.

A white van and a grey BMW have both been recovered by Police contractors

Residents who watched the drama unfold have said that the driver  looked to have been armed to have been armed. 

A vehicle has also been recovered by officers from Danes Drive nearby.

The Kent and Surrey and Sussex Air ambulance has also  been called to the Island in connection with the incident  but later returned to its base in Redhill in Surrey 

A spokesman for Kent Police say:  Officers were called at 8.14pm to attend a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Witnesses  reported during the call that the driver of the vehicle was believed to be in possession of a weapon.Police, including armed officers, attended the scene in Warden Bay Road, Leysdown.There they found a woman who had sustained injuries from the collision. She was subsequently taken to a local hospital by ambulance for treatment.

 

A man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody while enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances. Both parties are understood to be known to each other.