A MAN has died after he was hit by at least four cars after leaving the Brownstock music festival.

The man, in his 30s and from Surrey, had been at the festival in Woodham Road, Stow Maries when the crash happened.

The man was walking towards Fambridge - either across the fields or along the roadside - when he was involved in the collision with at least four cars on the Lower Burnham Road near the junction with Fambridge Road.

Police now want to hear from anyone who saw the man walking in the area before the crash which happened at 10.45pm on Saturday.

The man was wore blue denim shorts and may have been bare-chested.

Witnesses or anyone with information about events leading to the crash can contact the Essex Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk