A CAR crashed and rolled onto the railway line, causing delays to trains.

c2c trains between Grays and Pitsea were suspended after the car landed on its side beside the track near to Stanford Le Hope at about 6.15pm.

The driver of an empty train reported the incident to Network Rail who alerted the emergency services.

Shortly after 7pm, the people in the car were removed and work to recover the vehicle started.

At 7.30pm, a tow truck arrived to remove the car and by 8pm the track was cleared and services were able to get back to normal.

The condition of the occupants in the car is not known.