THE A131 has reopened after a crash near Church Street in Braintree.

The road was partially blocked from around 1.40pm. 

One witness who drove past the scene said: "There is a fair amount of damage to both vehicles, a car and a van, but I don't know if they are injured or if bystanders are keeping them in the vehicles as a matter of caution."

A spokesman for the Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a road traffic collision in Braintree today at 12.36pm.

"An ambulance attended and treated two patients – one man with a suspected shoulder injury and a female.

"They were both taken to Broomfield Hospital for further care.

"Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening."

Update 2.20pm: All lanes have reopened, however traffic is still slow moving.