Police car and bicycle in collision opposite Southend Hospital

Police are investigating after a police car was in a collision with a bicycle today outside Southend Hospital.

Officers were responding to a call when the car they were driving was involved in a collision on Prittlewell Chase near Southend Hospital at around 2pm.

The cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.

The collision remains under investigation and Essex Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or may have any CCTV or dashcam footage to contact them.

You can contact police by submitting a report on their website or by using their online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

Please quote incident 155 of 22 May when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.

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