Overview
- Essex Police say three off‑duty officers and two paramedics were struck by a white Ford Transit van while assisting after a Nissan X‑Trail crash on the A130 around 12:15am, with a police officer and a paramedic suffering serious injuries.
- Three men aged 23, 29 and 39 were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and related offences including vehicle theft and driving while unfit through drink or drugs, and they remain in custody.
- The A130 between the Rayleigh Spur and Sadlers Farm was closed for investigations and has since fully reopened, with officers urging witnesses to share dashcam or CCTV footage.
- On the M62 westbound between junctions 35 and 34, a Vauxhall Corsa hit the central barrier before being struck by a Volvo V40, injuring three people including the Corsa driver with a serious head injury; the route has reopened and Humberside Police are appealing for witnesses.
- A four‑vehicle collision with a car fire on the M6 near Knutsford left one person injured before lanes reopened, and a six‑vehicle crash on the M60 near Cheadle caused heavy congestion but no serious injuries and the motorway later fully reopened.