Police have provided an update on the condition of a child who was hospitalised with a serious head injury after a crash in a major Basildon road. 

Emergency services rushed to a crossing in Broadmayne, Basildon, at around 8am on Friday.
This was following reports that a van had collided with two young children.

The eldest child, a girl aged four, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, Essex Police has confirmed.

She was reported to have sustained a serious head injury and was taken to hospital while a two-year-old was also injured, but not as seriously according to police.

An Essex Police spokesman said: "The eldest child, a young girl remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition."

The vehicle, a white Citroen panel van, stopped at the scene and Essex Police's enquiries are ongoing.

Witnesses have been urged to come forward.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with police.

Quote incident 238 of 16 August.