A MAN has been taken to hospital with 'serious' injuries following an incident between a car and a pedestrian.

Essex Police remain on the scene in Trinity Street, Halstead following the incident which took place at 3.15pm this afternoon.

An incident involving a pedestrian and a car has seen a man taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police have confirmed the road is likely to remain closed but now they are also appealing for information.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of a collision in Trinity Street, Halstead, which took place at 3.15pm this afternoon.

"The incident involved a pedestrian and a car.

"A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

"The road is likely to remain closed this evening as our officers carry out their investigations.

"No arrests have been made.

"Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage of it should submit a report online at essex.police.uk.

"You can also call us on 101 and cite incident 723 of November 1."