A HIT-AND-RUN driver is being sought by police following a crash on the A13.

A silver Mercedes crashed with a black cab on the Southend-bound carriageway just before the Saddler's Farm roundabout.

The cab was run off the road and the 50-year-old driver, who is from Leigh, was left with injuries to his knees and ribs.

The Mercedes CLK Kompressor, which had blacked out windows, then drove off in the directon of Saddler's Farm at about 11.15pm yesterday. It would have suffered front-end damage.

Anyone with information is asked to call Laindon Road Policing Unit on 0300 333 4444.