Police have named the 38-year-old victim of a serious crash on the A12.

Rachel Aylott, 38, of Clacton, who was in the rear passenger seat of a car which collided with a lorry, was pronounced dead at the scene.

All four of the other passengers in the car who are from the Clacton area were taken to hospital.

The 33-year-old driver of the Toyata Rav 4 was airlifted to Royal London Hospital with serious injuries.

A 21-year-old passenger was also airlifted to Queens Hospital with serious injuries.

A 21-year-old passenger was taken to Colchester Hospital with serious injuries along with a the fifth passenger who had minor injuries.

The collision happened at about 10am yesterday with a red and white curtain-sided lorry on a northbound carriageway slip road near Witham.

The driver of the lorry was not injured.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Stanway road policing unit on 0300 333 4444.