AN elderly woman was taken to hospital after a lorry and car collided on the A127.

Paramedics were called to the London-bound carriageway of the road, close to the Mayflower Retail Park, in Basildon, following reports of a crash just before 10am.

A woman aged in her 80s, thought to have been driving the car, was treated at the scene by paramedics for chest pains before being taken to Basildon Hospital.

Her injuries are described as minor.

The accident was cleared by 11.15am.