Six-year-old dies after collision on A12 near Colchester
The collision involved a lorry and a car
A six-year-old girl has died following a collision involving a lorry and a car on the A12 near Colchester.
The crash happened on the northbound road close to junction 28, shortly after 10:30am on Monday (10 August).
The young girl tragically died at the scene and a second child sustained a leg injury and is currently being treated in hospital.
Essex Police say no arrests were made at the scene. The lorry driver passed all road-side tests and will be interviewed in the coming days.
Detective Inspector Mark Fraser of the serious collision investigation unit stated:
“My thoughts are very much with this young child’s family and wider loved ones. We have specialist officers in place with them to ensure they are given as much support as possible.
Our investigation is progressing, and we will be interviewing a driver of a lorry in the coming days.
Incidents like this are sensitive and complex, and we are committed to fully understanding the circumstances around what happened yesterday.
If you have any information, dash cam or footage of any kind which you have not yet shared with us, please get in touch.”