A WITNESS to a road accident which claimed the life of a young man is being sought by police.

Officers investigating the collision, in which 23-year-old Andrew Richardson was hit by a car on the junction of Victoria Avenue and Harcourt Avenue, are appealing for a particular witness to come forward.

A white man aged about 35, wearing jogging bottoms, got on the number 20 bus at about 7.53pm on Thursday, October 15, and said he witnessed the crash between a male pedestrian and a blue Seat Leon. The bus was a single decker heading for Hullbridge.

Mr Richardson, of Balmoral Road, Westcliff, died at the Royal London Hospital on Saturday, October 17.

A 24-year-old man from Southend was arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving and was released on bail pending further enquiries until January 17.

Anyone with information on the crash or the identity of the witness should contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk