A car has crashed into a building sparking a major emergency service response.
Police and emergency services are dealing with a crash involving two vehicles where one car has struck a building.
The incident in Head Street, Halstead, occurred this afternoon and has seen the road closed in both directions for the foreseeable future.
@EPRoadsPolicing , @EastEnglandAmb & @ECFRS are currently dealing with a RTC #HeadSt #Halstead. 2x vehicle collision where one has struck a building.
— Essex Roads Policing (@EPRoadsPolicing) March 12, 2023
Road closed both directions for the foreseeable. Avoid the area whilst we work with structural engineers. pic.twitter.com/dyEc3LMpDY
Significant damage has been done to the building and drivers have been instructed to avoid the area whilst police works with structural engineers.
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A spokesman for Essex Fire and Rescue service said: "We were called at 12.07pm to Head Street, Halstead.
"An Urban Search and Rescue crew and one officer attended to inspect the structure of a building, after a vehicle had collided with it.
"Crews left the scene in the hands of Highways at around 3pm after making sure the scene was safe."
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