POLICE are trying to track down a white van after it was involved in a hit-and-run in Bicknacre.

The van and a red Mini One crashed at the roundabout at the junction of Bicknacre Road and the B1418 at about 9.10pm yesterday.

The van failed to stop.

The passenger in the front seat of the Mini was taken to hospital to be treated for whiplash.

The driver of the van is described as white, between 40 and 50 years old, bald, of broad build and wearing dark clothing.

Anyone with any information is asked to PC Allan Discombe at the Stanway Roads Policing Unit on 101.

People can also give information to the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via an anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.