Woman dies in A12 crash (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)

Woman dies in A12 crash

9:02am Saturday 11th August 2012 in Local News By Andrea Collitt

A WOMAN has died following a collision on the A12 in the early hours of this morning.

The collision happened on the London-bound stretch of the road between junctions 25 (Eight Ash Green) and 26 (Marks Tey),  around 1am.

The woman, aged 29, was struck by a white Toyota Auris and certified dead at the scene.

She was from the Romford area.

The 44-year-old female car driver, who lives in the Marks Tey area, was treated for shock by paramedics at the scene.

A section of the road was closed until 8am today while forensic collision investigators carried out their enquiries.

An Essex Police spokesman said: "We believe the woman crossed the carriageway after having walked off from a vehicle she had been travelling in. Its driver had stopped in a layby.”

Anyone with information in connection with this fatal road crash is urged to contact Essex Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or they can email the team at collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk