A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after he was involved in a crash with a van at a roundabout in Southend.

Emergency services were called to the scene, at the junction with Sutton Road, Southchurch Road and Queensway, at about 4pm on Thursday, April 28.

The crash involved a black Honda motorcycle and a white Renault Kangoo van.

One ambulance crew was sent to the scene, which arrived in six minutes, and paramedics treated a man in his 20s who was riding the motorcycle.

He was conscious and breathing and his injuries were not believed to be serious.

He was taken to Southend Hospital for further treatment.

Police officers also attended the scene to close the road and divert traffic.

The road was reopened by about 5pm.