A toddler was taken to hospital with a head injury after she accidentally walked into a lamp post in Benfleet.

The ambulance service received the 999 call at 12.26pm yesterday and sent an ambulance crew, which arrived at the scene in Thurlstone within six minutes.

At the scene, the young girl, who is understood to be aged about three or four, was treated for a head injury before being taken to Southend University Hospital as a precautionary measure for further care.

Her condition is not believed to be serious or life-threatening.