Police have been called to a traffic incident. (Image: Archant)
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road crash in Tollesbury.
Emergency services were called to Woodrolfe Road at 12.45am after a silver Audi A3 car collided with a tree.
One occupant of the car, a 25-year-old man from the Tollesbury area, was certified dead at the scene of the incident, and the second occupant, an 18-year-old man from Colchester, was taken to Broomfield Hospital for treatment to leg injuries.
No other vehicles were believed to have been involved in the crash.
Any witnesses or anyone with information should contact the Essex Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk
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