THE death of a Polish man found collapsed in the road in Witham remains a mystery.
Paramedics were called to Bronte Road at around 3am on Sunday (June 1) to a man lying in the street. and a rapid response vehicle and ambulance crews carried out life support, but he was declared dead at the scene.
His full identity is not yet known, but he was known locally as "Pavel", a 35-year-old man who lived in Witham and worked at a glass and plastics factory in the town.
A friend of his, who worked at Besa car wash on Braintree Road, said he was very popular in the Polish community of Witham and had a lot of friends.
He said. "Everyone knew him and liked him, we would all go to Tesco and meet up after work, he had a lot of friends.
"It is very sad what happened, but he takes drugs – usually heroin, so it is probably something to do with this."
An Essex Police spokesman said: "Police officers were called by ambulance services to a man collapsed in the street in Bronte Road in Witham at around 3.15am on June 1.
"Sadly the man died, he had not been formally identified, but he is believed to be a 35 year-old Polish national living in the Witham area. His death is being treated as sudden and at this time unexplained."
A Bronte Road resident, said: "Police came round with a photo and asked everyone who our neighbours were. I was quite shocked as you'd expect there to be loads of vans and the police to cordon off the area when there's a dead body, but there was just a couple of vans."
A post mortem was due to be carried out today (June 4) )where the cause of death and full identity of the man may be determined.
