A number of people have been injured and a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a Gravesend nightclub.

Revellers described scenes of chaos after the vehicle ploughed into a marquee at the venue shortly before midnight on Saturday.

Kent Police said the driver was believed to have been asked to leave Blake's nightclub in Queen Street following an altercation, and added that the incident was not being treated as terrorism.

Details on the conditions of those injured have not been released.

The force said: "The driver of the vehicle who is believed to have been asked to leave the nightclub earlier that evening following an altercation has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently in custody. A number of people have sustained injuries."

Footage posted on social media showed a large car, headlights still shining, on a chequered dancefloor inside a marquee at the Blake's nightclub.