Road safety plea after three fatalities in one weekend

We are asking the public to consider their driving habits after three separate road traffic collisions claimed the lives of three young Essex men over the weekend.

Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, said:

“Improving safety on our roads are priorities in both our Police and Crime Plan and Fire and Rescue Plan with our objective being to reduce harm on the roads and promote safer driving.

“More people in Essex die on our roads than in any other kind of accident or crime that's why it is so important that we continue to work in partnership with key agencies across Essex such as the Safer Essex Roads Partnership to reinforce road safety and safe driving messages."

Contacting Essex Police

It’s even easier to contact Essex Police since a number of new features were introduced to its website.
It now has live chat which runs between 7am and 11pm and enables you to text-chat an operator live online.
There are also a number of reporting forms which you can use to log incidents of crime, antisocial behaviour or any information you want to make police aware of.
These services are for use when your contact with Essex Police does not involve an emergency. It may be easier and quicker for you to contact police via the website rather than phoning 101.
In an emergency please always dial 999. Call takers will prioritise calls to the 999 service but please only use the emergency number in a genuine emergency – your call could be preventing Essex Police getting to someone in real trouble if not.

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Fire Service issues safety advice for hot weather

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has issued safety advice ahead of this week’s hot temperatures.

With the temperatures set to rise, the risk of fire increases - especially in dry weather - and the Service wants to help keep Essex residents safe.

Stay safe

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