A 20-YEAR-old woman has been arrested after an early morning crash in Eastwood.

Emergency services were called to the scene in Mendip Crescent shortly before 3.30am today, Wednesday.

A red Ford Escort was found on its roof and a 20-year-old woman was arrested a short time later on suspicion of theft.

She was taken to Southend hospital and the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash is continuing.

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