A 21-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with GBH and dangerous driving in connection with an incident in Tiptree this weekend.

Mark-James Buckland, 21 and of no fixed address, will appear before magistrates in Colchester today.

The charges relate to an incident alleged to have taken place in Maldon Road, Tiptree on Saturday afternoon.

Police were called to reports a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries after a car was driven towards her.

The woman was taken to hospital but her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

Buckland will appear at Colchester Magistrate’s Court today.