Police officers have confirmed that a pedestrian was hit by a car.
The woman was crossing the road just after 7am this morning at a crossing on Progress Road, Southend.
A police spokesman said: "A woman in her 60s was taken to hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.
"No arrests have been made and we are not looking to speak to anyone else in connection with this incident."
The road was closed while ambulances and police attended the scene.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Progress Road, Eastwood, this morning at 6.57am.
"Two ambulance attended to scene to treat one patient, a female, who was taken to Southend University Hospital for further treatment."
The incident caused gridlock on surrounding streets.
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