A lorry driver is set to appear in court accused of causing a crash by careless driving.

Waldemar Mierczyslaw Czerney, 47, of Swieszyno in Poland, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on June 22 accused of driving a heavy goods vehicle on Greenstead Road in Abridge without due care and attention.

On October 31 Czerney is said to have driven a left hand foreign heavy goods cab and trailer along the side road towards another vehicle and failed to allow sufficient space for the vehicle to pass.

A collision occured between both vehicles.

He will appear in the same court on July 16 for a plea and case management hearing.