'I was fined £40 when I rushed my poorly mum to A&E and couldn't find a parking space'

A daughter has told of her "disbelief" at getting a £40 fine after she parked in a hospital drop-off zone as she rushed her mum "who was pouring with blood" to A&E.

Jill Taylor, 75, was taken to Southend Hospital in Essex after a serious and "potentially life-threatening" accident on June 21, and her daughter finding no space in the car park, stopped in the drop-off area.

Ms Taylor had fallen outside London Road's Leigh Primary Care Centre and suffered wounds to her head and face.