A MAN and a woman have been confirmed dead following a tragic car crash which also hospitalised two others with serious injuries.
Emergency services were called to the A12’s Northbound carriageway between Marks Tey and Stanway at about 12.45pm yesterday.
Police officers, paramedics, air ambulance medics and firefighters from Colchester, Witham and the Urban Search and Rescue Team all attended.
Upon arrival they were confronted with a vehicle which had left the road and smashed into a tree.
Essex Police has now confirmed two people died at the scene as a result of the shocking accident, while two others sustained serious injuries.
A spokesman for the force said: "We are now in a position to confirm two people died following a collision on the A12 between Stanway and Marks Tey yesterday.
"A vehicle left the road on the northbound carriageway at around 12.45pm.
"Sadly, a man and a woman in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.
"Two other people who were also in the vehicle sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment."
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Following the incident the A12 was closed in both directions while officers investigated and firefighters worked to rescue those trapped in the car.
As a result traffic came to a standstill for hours before the police were eventually forced to turn vehicles around in a bid to ease congestion.
The southbound side was eventually re-opened at about 5.20pm while the northbound carriageway remained shut for a further three hours.
Adam Pipe, head of roads policing at Essex Police, praised drivers for their understanding while also issuing an appeal to the public.
He added: “Our officers worked hard to turn vehicles around to free the traffic caught up in this incident.
“I want to thank the patience and understanding of everyone stuck in traffic.
“We need anyone who saw what happened or has any dashcam footage to contact us.”
Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to submit a report at essex.police.uk or call 101 and quote incident 479 of 8 November.
Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted by calling 0800 555 111.
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