Unfortunately, one man died after the car in which he was a passenger collided with crash barriers on the M11.
The collision on the M11 motorway, in which a silver Opel Vectra and a gray BMW 1 Series were involved, were called on Saturday morning (January 8) at around 12.50 p.m.
Unfortunately, a 20-year-old man who was a passenger in the Vectra was pronounced dead at the scene after the car collided with barriers near junction 4 of the motorway, the northern circle of the A406.
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His next of kin have been informed.
Three other men who were on the Vectra were taken to the hospital. One of these men, a passenger in the car, is in critical condition. The condition of the other two men, including the driver, should not be life-threatening.
The driver of the Vectra, a 24-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death from dangerous driving and driving with disqualification.
The BMW driver, a 22-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of being killed by dangerous driving. She was taken into police custody.
The road was closed for more than seven hours between junction 6, the M25, and junction 4, the northern circle of the A406, while police investigated the accident.
The Metropolitan Police Service that handled the incident is now asking anyone with information or dashcam footage to report.
Any witness or person with dashcam footage who may have captured the collision or the moments before the collision is requested to call the police on 101 or the witness line at the Chadwell Heath Traffic Garage on 020 8597 4874 quoting the reference 300 / 08
You can read more about the incident on our live blog.
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