A woman has been rushed to hospital after falling in the street.

Paramedics treated the patient near to the Sainsbury’s petrol station on Coggeshall Road, Braintree.

She fell at about 3.30pm today and onlookers called for an ambulance for the woman, believed to be aged in her 30s.

A kind hearted builder blocked off the entrance of the road so paramedics could treat her safely.

She was taken to hospital with a back injury.