A busy Colchester road was closed this afternoon after a car dramatically overturned.

The female driver of a Nissan Micra was taken to Colchester General Hospital with minor injuries after the incident on the roundabout at Westway, near Balkerne Hill, at around 3.30pm.

Police closed the road for around 20 minutes while firefighters cut the woman free.

One lane then re-opened to get traffic flowing while the car was recovered and debris cleared.

A police spokesman said the crash was being investigated.