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A COLLISION between a pedestrian, 54, and a lorry sadly led to the pedestrian losing their life. The collision occurred on the A127, the Southend Arterial Road, at 6.44pm on Thursday, 22nd October.
The London Ambulance Service attended the scene and sadly they had to pronounce the pedestrian dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and specialist officers are supporting them.
The pedestrian was believed to have been crossing the road at the time of the collision. No arrests have been made. The police have appealed for witnesses to come forward to help their investigation.
Detective Inspector Sion Hughes, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, made the appeal, saying, “We are continuing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision and we are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward. I am asking for anyone who may have dash-cam or CCTV footage to please come forward. Any information you have could be vital in our investigation.”
●Anyone who has any information which could help the police is asked to phone them on 101 and quote reference 5831/22OCT.
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