A12 commuters delayed by traffic incident towards Colchester

Traffic was stopped at about 10.20am after a crash involving a white Volkswagen van and a grey Hyundai on the stretch of road between Witham and Little Braxted.

Motorists were at a standstill whilst the emergency services dealt with the incident, with a police car and two ambulances ambulance called to the scene.

The Hyundai was particularly badly damaged, whilst the front of the white van was also crumpled.

Damaged – the Hyundai involved was left mangled by the crash (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

Releasing an official statement on the incident, a spokesman for Essex Police said no serious injuries were sustained by those involved.

He said: "We were called to reports of a collision on the northbound A12 between Witham and Colchester at around 10.20am today (Friday 4 November).

"A vehicle had been in collision with another vehicle and the central reservation.

"No-one was seriously injured.

"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 306 of 4 November."

On the scene – the police were also in attendance whilst the crash was investigated (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

An ambulance, which drove away from the incident under blue lights, was not taking one of the drivers to hospital, an East of England Ambulance spokesman has confirmed.

A spokesman said: "We were called at 10.30am to a road traffic collision on the northbound A12 between junctions 21 and 22.

"Two ambulances were sent to the scene and assessed two patients who did not require transportation to hospital. The ambulances were then assigned other jobs – one to a high-priority call which required them to travel on blue lights."