A woman was left with a serious leg injury after three vehicles collided late at night.

The woman, in her 20s, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow after the crash in Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, at about 11.30pm yesterday (April 27).

Firefighters had to use specialist cutting equipment to free one person after they were trapped in their vehicle, releasing them by 1.06am.

One person was taken to North Middlesex Hospital.

Their condition is not believed to be life-threatening or serious.