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Updated: Motorcyclist killed in A127 crash
4:40pm Tuesday 4th December 2012 in News By Gina Marden
Updated: Motorcyclist killed in A127 pile-up
A BIKER died instantly after colliding with a lorry on the A127.
Witnesses claim the motorcyclist - a 43-year-old man from Southend - may have skidded on black ice.
The crash, which happened at 6.40am today closed the London-bound carriageway for more than six hours while police and emergency crews dealt with the scene.
The closure of the busy dual carriageway caused traffic chaos in and around Basildon as motorists desperately tried to find alternative routes.
Get the latest traffic report here: http://www.echo-news.co.uk/li/traffic_and_travel.in.Basildon/
Motorcyclist killed on A127
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Comments (37)
8:30am Tue 4 Dec 12
StuckInTraffic says...
8:46am Tue 4 Dec 12
chunkus10 says...
i hope to god that the biker is ok...... i was just beind the accident this morning, i had let the biker past me only a few minutes earlier.. As i past the sene it didnt look good. my thoughts are with eveyone involved ....
9:31am Tue 4 Dec 12
Sarah L H says...
10:11am Tue 4 Dec 12
chunkus10 says...
10:35am Tue 4 Dec 12
Eric Whim says...
10:48am Tue 4 Dec 12
jpw0809 says...
12:04pm Tue 4 Dec 12
Speedysnail says...
Gentlegiant......Let
s not start a Biker hating campaign mate but instead think about the sad news that a person has died because of an ACCIDENT.
12:22pm Tue 4 Dec 12
andrewmiamia says...
12:30pm Tue 4 Dec 12
jpw0809 says...
12:57pm Tue 4 Dec 12
J_blond says...
Such tragic news, and my thoughts are with their friends and family. RIP
1:08pm Tue 4 Dec 12
GentleGiant says...
However that does not change my view that many bikers are a danger to themselves and others in the way they ride.
Of course this person, who's family are now affected by this tragedy, may have been a decent biker and therefore RIP.
2:16pm Tue 4 Dec 12
sford13 says...
2:23pm Tue 4 Dec 12
Olivia2847 says...
2:40pm Tue 4 Dec 12
cathyw says...
3:45pm Tue 4 Dec 12
pendulum says...
If you're of the opinion bikers are the worst of the bunch, though, think again. You've only seen it from a car driver perspective. Spend a few days on a bike or ask a dual licence holder for his or her opinion, and then you'll understand. And quite why you think it appropriate to voice an anti-bike opinion in a thread where a biker died is beyond me.
RIP.
4:28pm Tue 4 Dec 12
firedog says...
4:33pm Tue 4 Dec 12
soul man says...
4:44pm Tue 4 Dec 12
GSF650 says...
5:42pm Tue 4 Dec 12
tg says...
5:46pm Tue 4 Dec 12
tg says...
6:05pm Tue 4 Dec 12
sford13 says...
R.i.p my friend
9:28pm Tue 4 Dec 12
GentleGiant says...
I am quite sure given the info above that this was a tragic accident and I feel for his family at this time.
I will rethink any future comments and learn from this.
RIP
10:20pm Tue 4 Dec 12
clare999 says...
10:45pm Tue 4 Dec 12
Antonius says...
I must admit that knowing how ultra sensitive the Echo Staff are to certain stories that have a habit of going pear shaped. To the point of not allowing posts on "certain" stories at all, that they allow comments on any story relating to motorcycle accidents.
2:24am Wed 5 Dec 12
Blind Haze says...
As an aside, I think the Echo needs to be careful when it comes to updating stories and not reviewing the comments. Well intended comments such as Chunkus10's first post can in hindsight often be misconstrued.
2:56am Wed 5 Dec 12
VickiSimpson says...
Thankyou for your comments
7:03am Wed 5 Dec 12
rodgdodge says...
I believe guys like him are truly ,the unspoken Hero`s ( just as much as our boys and girls serving in the forces!) in our society.
Getting up at an unearthly hour to go to work, to support his family in all weathers and conditions.
And sford13. I hope you will be able somehow, manage to cope with this shocking incident you witnessed.
7:11am Wed 5 Dec 12
rodgdodge says...
7:21am Wed 5 Dec 12
foxymain says...
7:26am Wed 5 Dec 12
sford13 says...
9:13am Wed 5 Dec 12
InTheKnowOk says...
9:53am Wed 5 Dec 12
GentleGiant says...
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
11:34am Wed 5 Dec 12
chunkus10 says...
i just want to offer my sincere condolances at this sad time.
i hope that your husband is now in a better place and looking down on his loved ones.
rip xx sleep well xx
1:18pm Wed 5 Dec 12
Baker-Boy says...
4:36pm Wed 5 Dec 12
GSF650 says...
8:04pm Wed 5 Dec 12
r12004 says...
Thoughts tonight with the family and friends
10:19pm Wed 5 Dec 12
Devils Advocate says...