A woman has been cut free from her car after a traffic collision in Brightlingsea this morning.

Paramedics were called to the junction of Church Road and Manor House Way at about 6.45am following a two-vehicle accident.

Firefighters arrived at 7.25am and used specialist cutting equipment to release the woman, who was trapped in her car.

Ambulance crews treated the woman for neck and shoulder injuries.

She was taken to Colchester General Hospital for further treatment, but an ambulance spokesman said her condition is not thought to be serious.