FIVE vehicles were involved in a crash on Westway, Colchester.
The incident happened at the junction close to Sheepen Road around 9.30am.
Part of the Colchester-bound section of the A133 Cymbeline Way was blocked while emergency services attended.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said a rapid response car and an ambulance was set to the scene.
He added: "Crews have treated a male casualty with a shoulder injury and are conveying him to Colchester General Hospital."
The scene has now been cleared.
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