Police seek quick thinking driver
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• Essex police are looking For the driver of a yellow artic who they believe may have saved several lives after he warned car drivers of a fatal accident at 20:00hrs on Monday 14 October.
They believe the driver may have witnessed the accident on the Al 2 Witham bypass, Essex. If he did, he could be carrying vital information, although police stress that he is not implicated in the accident. "He took swift and evasive action using his hazard lights to warn other drivers of pending danger and slowing the oncoming traffic down," an Essex police spokesman says. "His action may well have prevented other drivers becoming involved,'
Police investigators are trying to discover why one car ploughed into another after driving the wrong way on the dual carriageway. A total of 17 cars were involved, killing two people, injuring six and leaving four cars crushed beyond recognition.
Essex police are urging the driver to contact them on 01245 491491.