Overview
- Essex Police say a white Ford Transit struck paramedics and off-duty officers attending a prior crash on the A130 near Sadlers Farm around 12:15am, hospitalising five, including a paramedic and a police officer with serious injuries.
- Three men aged 23, 29 and 39 were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and related offences including suspected vehicle theft, drug possession, and driving while unfit through drink or drugs; all remain in custody.
- Detectives are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the vehicles involved in the Essex collisions as inquiries continue.
- On the M62 between J35 and J34, a blue Vauxhall Corsa hit the central barrier before a Volvo V40 collided with the stationary car, injuring three; an air ambulance attended, the westbound side was shut overnight, and the motorway has reopened with a witness appeal issued.
- A four-vehicle crash sparked a car fire on the M6 near Knutsford with one person injured, and a six-vehicle collision on the M60 near Cheadle led to major delays without serious injuries; both motorways later fully reopened after traffic management by National Highways.