Man dies after crash between lorry and pedestrian that shut road for hours

A man has died following a serious crash between a lorry and a pedestrian in an Essex town. Witnesses are being sought after the man in his 60s died in Grays on Friday morning (December 20). Essex Police were called to the crash between a lorry and a pedestrian in Oliver Road, Grays, at around 6.30am.

Very sadly, the pedestrian, a man aged in his 60s, was declared dead at the scene. A spokesman for the police urged anyone who saw anything to come forward. They said: "The road was closed for a number of hours while officers worked alongside other emergency services.

Read more:The Essex pub gone but never forgotten by drivers who constantly utter its name[1] Read more:Essex eyesore 'ghost estate' demolished after being left unfinished for over a year[2] "An investigation is now being led by our Serious Collision Investigation Unit.

Anyone with information or dash cam footage should contact us as soon as possible. You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk.

Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.

Alternatively, you can call us on 101.

Please cite incident 206 of 20 December."

References

1. ^ The Essex pub gone but never forgotten by drivers who constantly utter its name (www.essexlive.news)
2. ^ Essex eyesore 'ghost estate' demolished after being left unfinished for over a year (www.essexlive.news)