Overview

• The marked van flipped onto its roof near North Station roundabout on Monday evening after a two-vehicle collision reported to involve a Ford Mustang.
• Essex Police confirmed an officer sustained a serious collarbone injury and was taken to hospital.
• The force said the vehicle was en route to an emergency, with roads around the junction shut as multiple units and collision investigators attended.
• Witnesses reported the van’s rear passenger-side wheel came off during the crash, and a cordon was put in place while officers examined the scene.
• A tow truck recovered the overturned vehicle later that night, and police appealed for dashcam or CCTV footage quoting incident 969 of August 25.