Man dies after ‘hit and run’: police find burnt van

A man in his 50s has died following a multi-vehicle crash on the A120 in Essex.

It happened near Coggeshall, on the Colchester-bound carriageway between West Street and Colne Road, at 07:00 GMT on Saturday.

Although a number of vehicles were at the scene when officers arrived, Essex Police said it was "treating this incident as a fail-to-stop collision".

"As part of that investigation, we're exploring whether a white van found with significant fire damage in a layby on the Braintree-bound carriageway close to Watery Lane, before Bradwell, is involved," a spokesperson said.