TWO children were left trapped inside an overturned car this afternoon, it has been confirmed.

The fire service, who sent several vehicles to the scene on the A130, confirmed that a woman, and two children were trapped in a ditch.

The road is closed in both directions.

Several police, ambulance, fire crews, and an air ambulance all attended the crash.

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A spokesman from the Essex Fire Service, said: "We were called to a road traffic collision on A130 southbound, close to the junction with the A127, today at 12.24pm.

"Crews from Rayleigh Weir, Hawkwell and Leigh attended and found a woman and two children trapped in a car on its roof in a ditch.

"Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to release the casualties by 1.52pm and left them in the care of the Ambulance Service."

A spokesman from Essex Police, said: "We were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A130 near Rawreth at around 12.20pm today.

"The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident.
Nobody was seriously injured.

"If you have any information about the incident please call us on 101 quoting incident 473 of 11 August or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."