A jogger was flown to hospital this morning (December 6) after he was seriously injured in a collision with a police car in Southend.
The collision happened at around 7.20am at the junction of the A127 and Progress Road.
The casualty, a local man aged in his 20s, was subsequently rushed to the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London with serious life-changing injuries.
Essex Police said the vehicle was responding to an emergency incident at the time of the collision.
The Southend bound carriageway of the A127 was closed as a result and an investigation team is conducting initial enquiries.
Essex Police's professional standards department has been informed.
Any witnesses are asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email
