15-year-old girl on bicycle dies in hospital after collision with van in Felsted

A 15-year-old girl has died after the bicycle she was riding was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit van.

Police were called to the junction of Station Road and Charles Moore Place at Flitch Green, near Felsted, at 4.50pm on Tuesday April 22.

The teenage cyclist was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge but died three days later.

Essex Police enquiries are ongoing and the girl’s family are being supported by specialist officers.

The force is appealing for anyone with information or CCTV, dashcam or other footage in relation to the incident to call them on 101 or report it online at www.essex.police.uk/digital101. Please quote incident 842 of 22 April. You can also use the online Live Chat service, which is available 24/7.

To make an anonymous report, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by visiting the independent charity’s website at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/.