A boy has been taken to hospital after emergency services were called to a crash in north Essex.

Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene of the crash in Stanley Road, Halstead at about 3.30pm today, Friday, March 25.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We arrived and found a boy had been in collision with a car.

"Thankfully the boy’s injuries are not considered to be either life-threatening or life-changing.

"He has been taken to hospital for treatment.

"No arrests have been made."

Officers are asking people to avoid the area to allow emergency services the space to carry their investigations.

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