A woman had to be cut free from her car after a crash.

She was driving her silver Ford KA along Ipswich Road, Colchester, when it was in collision with a black Renault Megane at midday.

She was cut free by firefighters and taken to Colchester General Hospital with minor injuries.

The Renault driver was uninjured.

Ipswich Road was closed for about an hour while emergency services were at the scene.