Drivers were surprised to see a damaged bus near the Bentalls complex, Heybridge, yesterday.

Nobody was hurt in the incident, which happened shortly after midday.

A spokesman for First Bus said: "We are aware of an incident involving one of our vehicles which happened at 12.45pm on Tuesday, September 30, on the B1022 in Heybridge.

"A bus collided with a lamppost and nobody was injured.

"We are working with police and we have launched an internal investigation to establish the cause."