A WOMAN has suffered serious injuries in a crash involving a car and an electric scooter.

The rider of the scooter, a woman in her 40s sustained serious head injuries after an incident on Wildeve Avenue, close to the junction of Boxted Road and Northern Approach.

The electric scooter being used was a public Tier scooter.

The incident happened at around 8:50am on Tuesday June 18 and police are appealing for witnesses.

Officers from Essex Police's Roads Policing Unit are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or have any CCTV or dashcam footage to contact them, quoting incident number 239 of June 18.

You can let them know 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.

Visit https://www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about their website reporting services.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.