A woman was taken to hospital following a collision with a car which shut Maldon High Street on Saturday afternoon (15 January).

Police were called at 2.45pm to reports of a collision involving a car and a female pedestrian near the White Horse Inn at the top of Maldon High Street.

Officers closed the high street between Market Hill and Coach Lane while they helped those involved alongside the ambulance service and the pedestrian, who sustained injuries, was taken to hospital.

The road was closed for over an hour before it was reopened by officers at around 4pm.

A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "The road was closed whilst we dealt with the incident and reopened around 4pm.

"Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call us on 101 and quote incident 671 of 15 January."