AN air ambulance has landed in Manningtree after a person was injured in the town.
Three ambulances were seen outside the Tesco Express in High Street during the incident.
A spokesman for the ambulance service said: "We were called at 2.36pm with reports that a person had been injured in High Street, Manningtree.
"We sent the Hazardous Area Response Team, an ambulance, ambulance officer and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance.
"One person was taken to Colchester General Hospital for further care."
Essex Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was also requested to attend the incident by the ambulance service but weren't needed in the end.
It is understood the air ambulance departed just after 4pm.
Essex and Herts Air Ambulance has been contacted for comment.
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