Harlow: Witness appeal following fatal collision

Officers were called to First Avenue in Harlow at around 10:30am on Sunday (2 July) following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. The collision occurred near to St Mary at Latton Church.

The pedestrian, a 23-year-old woman from Harlow was taken to hospital, where she sadly passed away yesterday (4 July). Her family are aware and receiving support from our officers.

Enquiries around the circumstances of the collision remain ongoing within our Serious Collision Investigation Unit. The driver involved stopped at the scene and is assisting officers with enquiries.

We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision or have any further information to contact us.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.

Alternatively you can call us on 101.

In an emergency always call 999.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

Please quote incident 458 of 2 July when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.