A woman has been left in a life threatening condition after a crash between a lorry and a pedestrian.

The woman, aged in her 40s, was airlifted to hospital following the collision at 12.10pm today in Parkway, Chelmsford.

The road is closed between the High Chelmer multi-storey roundabout and the Odeon roundabout, towards the Army and Navy flyover.

A spokesman from Essex Police said: "We would advise people to avoid the area as our enquiries continue.

"Anyone with information or dash cam footage is asked to call the Serious Collision Investigations Unit on 101 quoting incident 0455 of 30/07."