Police on scene of 'serious attack' with south Essex road cordoned off

Officers were called to the scene in Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope, at around 7.20pm last night (Monday, October 24).

A police cordon is in place while officers investigate.

A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We are currently on scene following reports of a serious assault in Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope.

We were called to the scene at around 7.20pm this evening. A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The road is currently closed while we carry out our enquiries.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting incident 1352 of 24 October or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.