A teenager escaped with minor injuries after being hit by a van.

Essex Police said an 18-year-old man was involved in a collision with a Mercedes box van in Sewardstone Road, Sewardstone, at around 7.50pm on Wednesday, December 13.

He was taken to hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life threatening or life changing.

Police are investigating the incident and want to speak to anyone who may have witness the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Tina Quinlivan at the Chigwell roads policing unit on 101, quoting incident number 953 of December 13.