A child was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a lorry in Ongar, Essex, police said. Officers scrambled to the scene on Epping Road at around 4.20pm yesterday and closed the road shortly after. A male lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injuries by dangerous driving.
Essex Police are appealing for witnesses. “We’d like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision,” a spokesperson said. “We’d also ask anyone driving in the vicinity at the time to check their dashcam to see if they have captured any footage that could help our investigation.” Information can be reported with the reference 1045 of July 10.
“Child rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by lorry in Ongar, Essex; lorry driver arrested.”
In a separate incident on the M74 in Scotland, a man was killed in a single-car crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
