The elderly couple inside this vehicle were taken by ambulance to be checked out as a precaution

Officers from the Community Policing Team were first on scene at this nasty-looking accident this afternoon in Colchester.

After a joint emergency-services effort involving the Fire Service, Ambulance and the police, the elderly couple inside this vehicle were taken by ambulance to be checked out as a precaution. We are pleased to report that they are safe and well, if a little shaken up.