A woman remains seriously ill in hospital with "non-life threatening injuries" after she was caught up in yesterday's five vehicle pile up on the soundbound M11.
The road was fully re-opened at 7.20pm yesterday (January 3), six-and-a-half hours after the smash, which police believed occurred in slow moving traffic on the slip road on the approach to junction six with the M25.
There was an initial collision between a Nissan Micra and a Skoda Octavia, before a Volkswagen Passat then collided with a Ford Mondeo and a Ford Fusion.
All the vehicles were travelling on the M11 towards London. The incident caused chaos for motorists, who were diverted through Chelmsford once the road was partially re-opened.
Eight people were taken to the Royal London, Whipps Cross and Basildon Hospitals for treatment. All but one of the casualties has now been released following treatment.
Officers at the Chigwell Road Policing Unit are appealing for any witnesses to this serious collision to contact them on 101.
