A motorcyclist has died and a teenage pedestrian seriously injured after a head on rush hour collision on the northbound A131 in Braintree.
The crash, which took place shortly before 8am, happened when the rider, a man in his 40s from Witham, tried to overtake a car.
He is believed to have then struck a 16-year-old girl, while she was crossing the road to reach a bus stop, before colliding with a blue Toyota travelling in the opposite direction.
The was flown to Queen's Hospital in Romford for treatment, where she currently remains in a serious collision.
The driver of Toyota, a woman in her 50s, was unhurt.
The road remains closed while police continue their investigations
