Pensioner dies after Essex crash which saw people cut from vehicles

An elderly man has died, two months after he was involved in a serious crashing in Epping. On January 30, at around 10am, police were called to the B1393 Epping Road near to the Wake Arms roundabout to reports of a collision involving two vehicles. The vehicles involved were a white Nissan Qashqai and a black Toyota Yaris. Alongside police officers, three ambulances and an ambulance officer attended the scene, as well as crews from the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.

After checking for injuries among the drivers and passengers in the two cars, three people were rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further assessment after being trapped and having to be cut from their vehicles. One of the people, a 91-year-old man, has since died in hospital. Read more: Man robbed in Wickford while suffering medical episode

Police are now appealing for information about the incident, and for anyone who witnessed the event to contact them. They say: “We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision or have any dashcam or CCTV footage to contact us. You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

“Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively you can call us on 101. In an emergency always call 999.

“If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

Please quote incident 308 of 30 January when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.”

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