Pedestrian fighting for life after crash with lorry near Cambridgeshire border

A pedestrian was seriously injured after a crash on the M11 (stock image)
-Credit: (Image: Essex Police)


A pedestrian has been seriously injured after a crash on the M11 over the Cambridgeshire border on Friday morning (October 11). Police have appealed for information after the crash involving a pedestrian and a lorry near Stansted.

Essex Police were called to the crash near junction 8 on the southbound carriageway of the motorway at just after 9am. "A man, the pedestrian, has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries which are being treated as potentially life-threatening," a force spokesperson said.

"Both carriageways were closed between junctions 7 and 8 while emergency services worked at the scene. The northbound carriageway was closed for an hour and the southbound carriageway was closed for three hours.

"Officers are currently carrying out investigations and will be partially re-opening the southbound carriageway as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience."

Anyone with dashcam footage or additional information is asked to contact the force quoting incident 0256 of Friday October 11. They can get in touch via the Essex Police website or by calling 101.