A young child was left injured after being involved in crash in Basildon.

Police have now found a man who they want to speak to in connection with the crash.

It was reported a silver VW Golf and a child had been in collision in a car park in Clayhill Road, near to Timberlog Lane, at around 7pm on Tuesday (July 6).

The child sustained injuries which are not believed to be serious but the vehicle had left the area before officers arrived.

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A spokesman from Essex Police, said: "If you have any information you can submit a report online at https://www.essex.police.uk or use the 'Live Chat' button to speak to an online operator between 7am-11pm.

"Please quote incident 1081 of July 6.

"You can also call us on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

Update: Police are no longer looking to identify the man they wanted to speak to in connection with the incident.