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Van driver dies after crash on busy A-road

Essex Police A police car parked on the single-carriageway road. A red and yellow air ambulance has landed on a large field to the right of the image.Essex Police
The road was closed for several hours while Essex Police worked alongside the fire and ambulance services

A van driver has died after a serious two-car crash on Thursday.

Emergency services were called to the junction of the A414 Ongar Road and Wyse's Road, near Chelmsford, Essex, just before 11:00 BST.

The driver of a Peugeot Partner vanr in his 30s died at the scene and a Fiat lorry driver was taken to hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

Essex Police has appealed for more information and said specialist officers were supporting those affected by the incident.

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