A woman in her 20s has been treated for head and neck injuries after a crash between a car and a lorry which left the road partially blocked.

The crash between the car and a lorry happened on the A13 towards London and partially blocked the carriageway at the Five Bells Interchange.

A spokesman for the ambulance service said: "We received a call today at 8.11am to reports of a crash involving a lorry and a car on the A13 near Basildon.

"We dispatched a rapid response vehicle to assist which treated a woman believed to be in her 20s for suspected head and neck injuries.

"She was discharged at the scene."

The road was reopened at about 9.30am.