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| A127 death: Protesters block road after boy, 13, hit by car | |
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| A dual carriageway was blocked by a "large protest" following the death of a 13-year-old boy who was hit by a car. | A dual carriageway was blocked by a "large protest" following the death of a 13-year-old boy who was hit by a car. |
| The boy was found with serious injuries on the Southend-bound carriageway of the A127 in Basildon, Essex, at 20:00 GMT on Monday and died in hospital. | The boy was found with serious injuries on the Southend-bound carriageway of the A127 in Basildon, Essex, at 20:00 GMT on Monday and died in hospital. |
| Demonstrators blocked the road from just before 22:00 GMT on Tuesday by parking two cars across the lanes. | Demonstrators blocked the road from just before 22:00 GMT on Tuesday by parking two cars across the lanes. |
| One had writing scrawled across the side, saying: "We want a footbridge. How many more?" | One had writing scrawled across the side, saying: "We want a footbridge. How many more?" |
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| Det Supt Stuart Hooper, of Essex Police, said officers were "heavily engaged with the community" in the area. But he said police had no information to suggest that the protest was going to take place. | Det Supt Stuart Hooper, of Essex Police, said officers were "heavily engaged with the community" in the area. But he said police had no information to suggest that the protest was going to take place. |
| The 31-year-old driver of the BMW car involved in the crash, who is from Southend, was arrested and bailed pending further inquiries. | The 31-year-old driver of the BMW car involved in the crash, who is from Southend, was arrested and bailed pending further inquiries. |