A man killed in a collision with an HGV yesterday (September 23) was a pensioner from Harwich, police have confirmed today.
The 90-year-old died in the crash, which happened on the A120 near Little Bentley, at around 4.30pm. Formal identification has still to be carried out.
The collision happened when the car joined the westbound carriageway from Harwich Road.
A passenger in his Paeugoet 206, a woman aged in her 70s and also from the Harwich area, received serious injuries and remains in Colchester General Hospital.
The westbound carriageway of the A120 was closed until just before 9pm while police carried out initial investigations.
Any witnesses or anyone with information about events leading to the collision should contact Pc Dave Gorbutt at the Essex Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk
