A MOTORBIKE rider was taken to hospital after being in a collision with another vehicle on the A13 near Orsett last night.

Police, fire and ambulance services attended the incident, though the fire crew were not required as no-one was trapped.

The collision happened on the slip road approaching the Orsett Cock roundabout, heading westwards. Queues reached as far back as the Manorway junction and beyond while emergency services dealt with the incident.

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said " We were called at 6:14 pm yesterday [Wednesday 12 August] to a road traffic collision between a car and a motorbike. An ambulance and an ambulance officer's vehicle were sent to the scene where one patient was treated and transported to hospital."

A police statement said: "There were no serious injuries or reports of leaving the scene from this incident."