Emergency services were called to southbound carriageway between Hatfield Peverel and Chelmsford shortly before 7pm on Monday. Police closed the road in both directions for nearly two hours while two ambulances, a paramedic car, a critical care paramedic car and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance all attended the scene. The motorcyclist was taken to Broomfield Hospital and the road remained closed until 9pm. An Essex Police spokesman said: “The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries, which are not life-threatening or life-changing, and was taken on to hospital for further care.”