Images show a bus has crashed head-on into a car on an Essex seafront this morning. 

A bus, believed to be a First Bus No.21, crashed head-on into a car around 8.20am this morning, leaving the vehicle with a destroyed bonnet and the bus stranded. 

The crash happened on Western Esplanade, just across from the Labworth Car Park in Canvey. 

Damage - The bus and car involved in the crash Damage - The bus and car involved in the crash (Image: Christopher Webb) Pictures show the aftermath of the crash, with the bus cleared of passengers and the damage car missing a connect and smashed from the head-on collision. 

It is unknown currently if emergency services attended the scene. 

First has been contacted for comment.