THREE adults and a child have been taken to hospital after a car flips on a Basildon Road.

Emergency services were on the scene of a crash earlier this morning which left a car on its roof.

As a result, three adults and a child were taken to Basildon Hospital.

Another adult and three children were also discharged at the scene.

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The incident, between two cars, happened in Ghyllgrove, Basildon.

Ambulance, police, and fire service were all on the scene.

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 8.11am to a road traffic collision on Ghyllgrove in Basildon.

“Three ambulances and an operations manager were sent to the scene.  

“Three adults and one child were transported to Basildon Hospital as a precaution, while another adult and three children were discharged at the scene.”

A spokesman for Essex Police added: “We were notified just after 8:10am today of an overturned car in Ghyllgrove, Basildon.”