A woman has been taken to hospital following an accident on the A120 this morning.

Two cars are believed to have collided near the junction with Colne Road at around 8.15am and police held up traffic to Colchester to recover the vehicles. 

The woman, in her 40s, was taken to Colchester General Hospital with back pain and a knee injury.

Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or serious.

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said they sent two ambulances to the scene.