Fire crews released a man from a car following a crash on Canvey.

One vehicle crashed on Central Wall Road, Canvey, near the junction with Knightswick Road earlier this monring.

The road was partially blocked and traffic is slow moving in both directions.

Fire crews worked with paramedics to release one male casualty.

The casualty was released by 7.45am and left in the care of the ambulance service.

A spokesman from the ambulance service said: "We received a call today at 7.24am to reports of an RTC where a car had hit a lamppost on Central Wall Road in Canvey.

"An ambulance crew was sent to assist and treated a man believed to be in his 20s for an arm and leg injury before taking him to Southend University Hospital for further care."