Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision that took place on the Colchester-bound A120 near to the junction with the A133 at Hare Green.

The incident took place shortly before 12.30pm today, Sunday 27 March.

A number of road closures were put in place while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A man has been taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.

The eastbound carriageway, towards Harwich, is expected to re-open very shortly, however the Colchester-bound carriageway will remain closed for some time whilst investigations are carried out.

We need anyone who witnessed the incident or has dash cam footage of it to contact us as soon as possible.

You can call 101. Please quote incident 504 of Sunday 27 March.