A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a crash between two lorries and five cars on the A120 close to Colchester this morning (December 9).
The A120 remains closed at Little Tey as police carry out investigations into a road traffic collision that happened at around 7.30am today.
All three emergency services went to the location to find that "a number of vehicles" had been in collision including a Scania skip lorry, a Volkswagen Golf and a Volvo lorry.
The fire service cut a woman free from the car before being taken by air ambulance to The Royal London Hospital for treatment.
She is not believed to be in a life-threatening condition.
A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and has been taken to Colchester Police Station for interview.
A paramedic car, two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a Hazardous Area Response Team attended the scene.
There were five patients treated at the scene by paramedics, four of which had minor injuries.
