Chelmsford Parkway queues as car hits lamppost on central...
There are queues this afternoon in Chelmsford after a car hit a lamppost in the central reservation on Parkway. Traffic is building in both directions with one of the lanes partially blocked, with...
View ArticleM25 Waltham Abbey: All lanes open after seven car crash near...
Traffic has eased on the M25 after a seven cars were involved in a crash. The accident took place on the anticlockwise carriage way near junction 26 Waltham Abbey just before 6.30am this morning...
View ArticleM25 Waltham Abbey: One man in hospital after seven car crash
A man has been taken to hospital for injuries sustained in a multi-vehicle crash on the M25.The accident took place between junctions 26 and 27 at around 6.30am this morning (February 14). Seven cars...
View ArticleClacton crash causing heavy traffic on High Streeet
There is heavy traffic building around Clacton High Street after an accident on an adjoining road.There have been reports of a collision on the A133, also known as Carnarvon Road, heading northbound at...
View ArticleChelmsford cyclist doesn't remember horror crash after being...
A Chelmsford cyclist has "no recollection" of being knocked off his bike by a man who claimed to think he was a kebab box.Chris Marcus, a 42-year-old insurance claims handler, suffered head and pelvic...
View ArticleRoxwell Road Chelmsford Crash: Woman in 30s in life-threatening...
A woman in her 30s is fighting for her life in hospital after being hit by a car in Writtle last night (February 14).The collision happened on Roxwell Road, near the BP garage, just after 7pm.The woman...
View ArticleBody pulled from River Thames at Dagenham
A body has been pulled from the River Thames in Dagenham.A lifeboat crew from Gravesend was dispatched at 3.20pm on Wednesday (February 15), to reports of a body in the river in the borough of...
View ArticleTeenage Chelmsford girls rush to pensioner's aid after he...
The mum of two teenage girls who rushed to the aid of an elderly gentleman after he collapsed on a Chelmsford city centre bus has said she is "so proud," of the way they responded.Maria Poole, 46, of...
View ArticleDagenham police investigating 'brutal' stabbing of woman suspect...
Detectives investigating the stabbing of a woman in Dagenham, which has left her fighting for her life, believe she was attacked by a stranger.The 29-year-old victim, who may have been attacked in the...
View ArticleHeavy Chelmsford traffic after crash on Army and Navy roundabout
There is standing traffic in Chelmsford city centre after a crash near the Army and Navy roundabout. The accident took place on the A138 Chelmer Road, linking the Army and Navy with the Chelmer Village...
View ArticleCould Essex soon have a Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner?
People in Essex are being urged to have their say about changes to the way the county's police, fire and rescue services are governed. A 12-week public consultation has launched after laws were passed...
View ArticleGrays arson attack sees four vehicles set on fire in one night
Four vehicles were deliberately set alight in the same night in Grays Town centre last week, police have said.Officers are appealing for witnesses after four incidents of arson were reported in the...
View ArticleAdditional police on patrol after brutal stabbing in Dagenham
Additional police will be on patrol around the area of Dagenham in which a woman was left fighting for her life after being brutally stabbed by a stranger.The 29-year-old victim remains in a critical...
View ArticlePictures of Harlow M11 car fire that closed two lanes
Pictures have emerged of a car fire on the M11 near Harlow that closed two lanes this morning.Two lanes on the northbound carriage of the M11 between Junction 7 and Junction 8 were closed while...
View ArticleAlthorne three-car crash sees motorist reported for careless...
A motorist has been reported for careless driving after a crash in the rural Essex village of Althorne last night.Pictures from the scene of the crash show one badly damaged car, along with...
View ArticleBrentwood Devil's Head crossroads crash leads to calls for...
A Brentwood councillor has warned that there is a serious risk of someone being killed at a notoriously 'dangerous' crossroads after two motorists had lucky escapes from a crash.The Devil's Head...
View ArticleLondon Liverpool Street station incident sees '15 armed police...
A police incident was under way at Liverpool Street station in East London, with reports saying up to 30 police officers, some armed, have just rushed into the station. A number of people took to...
View ArticleWestfield Stratford shopping centre evacuated for second time in...
Thousands of people at a major shopping centre have been evacuated for the second time in a week.Shoppers are reporting on social media that people are once again being asked to leave the Westfield...
View ArticleDelays on A127 Southend Arterial Road after cement mixer lorry...
Congestion has been reported on the A127 Southend Arterial Road after a cement mixer overturned in the road.The incident happened at the top of the entry to the slip road to the Eastbound carriageway...
View ArticleA12 crash: Fire service 'cutting man out of lorry' following...
Essex fire service have confirmed they are currently on the scene of the A12 accident between Kelvedon and Witham, with reports that they are cutting a man out of a lorry. A collision involving five...
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