AN accident involving two vehicles has forced the closure of a north Essex road this afternoon.
Essex County Council's traffic control team says Little Clacton Road, Great Holland, is closed in both directions between Sladbury's Lane and the B1032 after the incident.
Great Holland – Little Clacton Road – CLOSED in both directions between Sladbury’s Lane and B1032 following an accident involving two vehicles.
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The closure was reported by Essex County Council at 2.20pm today and speed sensors indicate traffic remains slow in Little Clacton Road and the surrounding roads.
A spokesman for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service confirmed: "We were called by the ambulance service to a road traffic collision in Little Clacton Road, Great Holland, today at 1.50pm.
"A car and a truck were in collision and the car driver was trapped.
"Crews from Colchester, Clacton and Weeley attended and freed the casualty by 2.46pm."
The East of England Ambulance Service said: "Two ambulances were sent to Little Clacton Road this afternoon following reports of a road traffic collision.
"Two patients were transported to Colchester General Hospital for further assessment and care."
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