A TEENAGER has been taken to hospital after colliding with a car while driving a moped.

The accident happened at about 6.45pm on the junction of Chester Hall Lane and the A1235, Basildon, with paramedics arriving in an ambulance about five minutes later.

The man, in his late teens, was treated at the scene and taken to Basildon Hospital at about 7.30pm.

His injuries are not believed to be serious.