AN ELDERLY man has died two months after he was involved in a serious car crash.

On January 30, at around 10am, police were called to Epping road near the Wake Arms roundabout to multiple reports of a collision involving a white Nissan Qashqai and a black Toyota Yaris. 

After the incident, three people were rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further assessment after being trapped and having to be cut from their vehicles.

One of the people, a 91-year-old man, has since died in hospital.

A spokesman from Essex Police said: "We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision or have any dashcam or CCTV footage to contact us.

"You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service.

"Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.

"Alternatively, you can call us on 101 and in an emergency, always call 999.

"If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity @CrimestoppersUK by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

"Please quote incident 308 of January 30 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible."