Southend: Continued appeal for serious collision

Officers were responding to a call at around 2pm, when they were involved in a collision with a bicycle on Prittlewell Chase, close to Southend General Hospital.

The cyclist was taken to hospital where he remains with serious injuries, which are not deemed to be life-threatening.

The bicycle involved in the collision was not connected to the incident officers were responding to. 

A mandatory referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Enquiries remain ongoing and investigating officers are continuing to appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision or may have dashcam or CCTV footage to get in contact.

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 744 of 22 May when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.