A boy who was injured in a road crash has died.

Essex Police said the driver of a black Peugeot 206 appeared to have lost control of the car while travelling along the B1051 near Thaxted shortly before 9.30pm last Wednesday and struck a tree.

The 11-year-old front seat passenger was taken to Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, after suffering head injuries but died there on Monday.

The driver, a 19-year-old woman, was also injured.

She remains in a stable condition at the hospital. The pair live in the Thaxted area.

Anyone with information in connection with the crash is asked to contact Essex Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or email the team at collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk