A MAN was taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle on the A120.

Paramedics and a fire crew attended the scene near Colchester Road, Coggeshall, shortly after 4.05pm on Wednesday.

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: “One patient, an adult male, was transported to Colchester Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”

Rush hour traffic was impacted by the incident as the A120 became partially blocked following the crash.

However, traffic was flowing freely again by 5.30pm.