A LARGE emergency service presence has been at the scene of a serious collision this afternoon.

Pictures shared with the Gazette show several fire engines, an ambulance and the air ambulance at the scene this afternoon.

The incident took place shortly before 2.15pm near School Lane on the B1025 which connects Colchester to Mersea.

Gazette: Emergency - 999 crews at the sceneEmergency - 999 crews at the scene (Image: Martyn Warnes)

Gazette: Landed - an air ambulance has landed at the sceneLanded - an air ambulance has landed at the scene (Image: Martyn Warnes)

A police spokesman said: "Officers were called to Mersea Road shortly before 2:15pm following reports of a collision involving a HGV and a VW Camper Van.

"The driver and passenger of the camper van have been taken to hospital.

"Mersea Road is currently closed with officers working to relieve the traffic as quickly as possible.

"We are looking to speak with the driver of a dark-coloured Jaguar, which we believe was in the area around the time of the collision."

Nearby resident Martyn Warnes said he was working from home and he heard a helicopter above.

"It seemed to be getting louder and closer," he said.

"There are quite a few emergency vehicles and while I was there more were arriving.

"It [the road] was closed by virtue of all the vehicles being there. As I left there was a police car arriving."

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