Brentwood: Fatal collision at Junction 12, A12

Officers were called to Junction 12 of the A12 near Mountnessing shortly after 3:30pm on Thursday, 15 June following a single vehicle collision.

One man involved sadly died at the scene. His family are aware and receiving support.

The road was temporarily closed in both directions whilst emergency services were on scene.

An investigation into the circumstances of the collision is underway within our Serious Collision Investigation Unit.

A 31-year-old man from Northamptonshire has been arrested in connection on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. He remains in custody.

A 30-year-old man from Northamptonshire has also been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.  

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Please quote incident 976 of 15 June when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.