Police have confirmed a woman has died following a crash in Essex.

Officers were called to the scene at 7.55pm yesterday (Tuesday 12 October) after a pedestrian had been in collision with two vehicles.

The pedestrian, a woman in her 20s, was treated by paramedics at the scene but she died a short time later.

The crash happened on Buckhurst Way, Buckhurst Hill, and the road was closed while police investigated.

It was eventually re-opened at 4am today.

A police spokesman said: "We need anyone who saw what happened or has any CCTV, dash cam or doorbell footage to contact us.

"If you have any information you can submit a report online at https://www.essex.police.uk or use the 'Live Chat' button to speak to an online operator between 7am-11pm.

"Please quote incident 1121 of 12 October.

"You can also call us on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."