Man dies with 3 more people in hospital after serious crash near Cock Clarks where BMW left the road

A man has died following a serious crash on an Essex country lane this weekend. Three people were rushed to hospital following the crash which involved a single vehicle near Cock Clarks and Cold Norton on Sunday (November 24).

Essex Police have appealed for information and dashcam footage of the crash which happened on Hackmans Lane between the two villages at 2.30pm on Sunday. A BMW vehicle left the road as it was travelling towards Cold Norton.

Three people have been taken to hospital, one with serious injuries. Sadly, a 38-year-old man died at the scene despite the best efforts of attending paramedics. The road was closed for several hours while investigative and recovery work was carried out, and it has now fully reopened.

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A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We’re now appealing for a specific driver to come forward who we believe was a key witness to the incident. The car they were driving was described a small dark-coloured Mini-type vehicle, and the driver was described by witnesses as an older woman.

"As well as this important potential witness, we want to hear from anyone else who may have seen this collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the collision. If this is you, please get in contact with us as soon as you possibly can."

Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 or call 101 to report information citing incident 865 of November 24. If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.