Two men in their 20s were killed while five others are in hospital with serious injuries after two vehicles crashed at the Rayleigh Spur roundabout on the A130 in Essex on Monday morning
Two young men have been killed after a crash at a major roundabout.
Police rushed to the scene of a crash involving two vehicles at the Rayleigh Spur roundabout on the A130 in Essex just after 4.15am on Monday morning.
Essex Police say two men, both in their 20s, could not be saved after the fatal collision, with one of them dying at the scene and the other at a hospital nearby. Five more people sustained serious injuries in the crash.
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The family of the fatal victims have been informed and are now being supported by specialist officers, reports Essex Live.
The drivers of the cars, who are two men aged 23 and 24 from Barking, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. They have since been released on bail until November 20.
Essex Police continues its investigation into the incident. A police spokesperson said: “Our investigation into the collision is ongoing.
“If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us. Please quote incident 120 of September 1.”
Earlier this year, Essex coroner’s court heard how Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22, died at the scene of a crash in Magdalen Street, Colchester, shortly before 4.40am on February 1.
All four were students at the University of Essex and were born in London. Essex Coroner’s Court heard on Friday that Mr Bayley was driving the Ford Focus, and had a blood alcohol level of about 2.5 times the drink drive limit, according to toxicology results.
Analysis of footage from a CCTV camera 170 metres away from where the car crashed showed the car was travelling at about 94mph in a 30mph zone, the court heard, the court heard. Essex’s senior coroner Lincoln Brookes said the medical cause of death for Mr Bayley and Miss Darold-Tchikaya was severe traumatic head injuries, and for Mr Wol and Mr Hibbert it was multiple injuries.