Firefighters cut the roof off a crashed car to help free a trapped man following a two vehicle collision on the A414 between London Road and Heybridge Approach in Maldon at around 2.40pm on Thursday, 18 January.

Once rescued, the man was left in the care of the Ambulance Service.

Essex Police are investigationg the incident and have appealed for information, saying: "Our enquiries are ongoing. We were called to reports of a multi-vehicle collision on the A414 in Maldon at around 2.40pm today (Thursday 18 January).

"If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

"Please quote incident 617 of 18 January.

"You can let us know by submitting a report on our website where you can use our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

"Visit https://www.essex.police.uk/digital101to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101.

"If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers on X, formerly Twitter, at @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.