Girl, 6, killed & second child injured in crash between lorry & car on major A-road

NewsUK News A SIX-year-old girl has been killed and a second child injured in a horror crash between a lorry and a car on a major A-Road. Emergency services were scrambled to the A12 in Colchester, Essex, just after 10.30am on Monday morning. Essex Police said the collision involved a lorry and a car on the northbound road close to Junction 28. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, a six-year-old girl tragically died at the scene, the force said. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! A second child also sustained a leg injury and was rushed to hospital for treatment. Cops said no arrests were made at the scene with the driver of the lorry passing all road-side tests. Detective Inspector Mark Fraser, of the serious collision investigation unit, said: “First and foremost, my thoughts are very much with this young child’s family and wider loved ones. We have specialist officers in place with them to ensure they are given as much support as possible. “Our investigation is progressing and we will be interviewing a driver of a lorry in the coming days. “Incidents such as this are clearly sensitive and complex and we are committed to fully understanding the circumstances around what happened yesterday. “If you have any information, dash cam or footage of any kind which you have not yet shared with us, please get in touch.” Most read in The Sun Anyone with information is urged to contact the force or independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, quoting incident 421 of August 10.