A young man has died following a serious crash on an Essex country road, with another arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Police are investigating the fatal single-vehicle crash in Purleigh earlier this week.
Officers were called to the scene of a one-vehicle collision in Hackmans Lane shortly after 2.30am on Monday (January 6). Sadly, police have now confirmed a man, aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His family have been informed. A second man, aged in his 20s, from Brentwood, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs.
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He has been released under investigation while enquiries continue. The road was shut for several hours but is now fully reopened after investigation work at the scene was completed.
Essex Police have urged anyone with dash-cam footage or who may have witnessed the incident to come forward. A spokesman added: “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 reference 42/2246/25.”