A TEENAGE boy was taken to hospital after a collision between a car and a motorbike.

Canvey Road, on Canvey, was blocked near to Charfleets Road after a Volkswagen Sharan and a blue motorbike collided.

The incident happened just after 4pm today, November 17, and the 17-year-old motorbike rider, from Basildon, was taken to Southend Hospital.

The incident led to delays as the road was blocked both ways.

A police spokeswoman said the boy was taken to hospital as a precaution and to be checked over for suspected back and knee injuries.