A motorcyclist suffered a serious leg injury following a crash on the A13.

The road was closed for several hours after the collision at the Sadlers Farm roundabout, Benfleet, at 7pm last night.

A spokesman from Essex Police confirmed: "A motorcyclist received a serious leg injury following a collision with two cars on the A13 at Sadlers Farm, Basildon, which happened just after 7pm last night, Tuesday, May 1.

"The vehicles involved were a blue Suzuki motorbike, a grey Ford Fiesta and a silver Ford Focus. Officers will be investigating the circumstances and anyone with information should contact Chigwell Roads Policing Unit on 101."

A spokesman from the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 6.56pm to reports of a road traffic incident involving a motorbike and a car on the A13 in Basildon.

"The East of England Ambulance Service Trust dispatched an ambulance an ambulance officer and Essex and Hearts Air Ambulance.

"Once on the scene, they treated a man in his 30’s with severe leg injuries. He was taken to the Royal London Hospital by air for further treatment."