A woman was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after she was in collision with an HGV after stepping out of her car.
Police said the 33-year-old pedestrian, who lives locally, stepped out of a Vauxhall Zafira in Foxhall Road, Steeple, at around 10.30am yesterday (September 17) when she was struck.
She suffered serious injuries and was taken to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.
Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have seen the black Vauxhall Zafira parked at the side of the road yesterday or previous days or weeks.
Witnesses are asked to contact Pc James Lee at the Serious Collision Investigation Unit via Essex Police 101 quoting incident 285 of September 17.
They can also email information to collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk