Woman, 18, dead after horror Southend park collision where teen boys 'took lorry'

Woman, 18, dead after horror Southend park collision where teen boys 'took lorry' A loading lorry had been taken "without authority" by a "group of people" and struck a woman, aged 18, in the Chalkwell Park area of Southend, police said An 18-year-old woman has tragically died after being hit in a park by a loading lorry which police said was "taken without authority" by a "group of people". The incident happened in the Chalkwell Park area of Southend in the early hours of Saturday, June 13, where the woman suffered severe injuries and was rushed to hospital. Essex Police have said that two teenagers aged 17 and 18 have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and they have been bailed. And the force is appealing for witnesses to come forward to help in the investigation, saying that there were a large crowd of young people in the area at the time of the incident. A statement from Essex Police read: "A teenager seriously injured following an incident involving a vehicle in Southend has, sadly, now died. "We had been called to the Chalkwell Park area at around 12.30am on Saturday 13 June to reports a group of people to have taken unauthorised control of a small articulated loading vehicle. "An 18 year-old woman had sustained significant injuries following an incident in the Chalkwell Park. She was taken to hospital but, sadly, has since died and officers are continuing to support her family. Our enquiries into the incident are ongoing. "An 18 year-old man from Westcliff and a 17 year-old boy arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving remain on bail until September. "We know there were a large number of young people in the area at the time, and we believe some may have witnessed what happened. We need anyone who has information and who we’ve not already spoken with to come forward." The force added: "You can contact us by submitting a report on our website or via our 24/7 Live Chat service at www.essex.police.uk, or by calling 101 quoting incident 39 of 13 June." [Image text:] POLICE PESSEX