A127: Family pay tribute to "loving" man who died in collision

The family of a man who died following a collision on the A127 last month say that “losing him has left a huge hole in all our hearts and lives”.

George Chipping, 88, was fatally injured in a collision at Childerditch, near Brentwood, shortly after 10.30am on Monday 25 April.

In a statement, his family said:

“George was a loving and well-loved dad, grandad and great grandad and losing him has left a huge hole in all our hearts and lives.

“He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.”

A 55-year-old man from Bradford was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs.

He has since been released under investigation while our enquiries continue.
If you witnessed the collision or have dash cam footage that may help our investigation, please come forward.

You can submit a report online at https://www.essex.police.uk or use the 'Live Chat' button to speak to an online operator between 7am-11pm.

Please quote incident 329 of Monday 25 April.

You can also call us on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.