Three cars were involved in the collision on A282, just before the QEII Bridge in Purfleet, at around midday yesterday (April 18).
The driver of one of the cars, a silver Mercedes, left the scene before police officers arrived.
The other two cars involved in the crash were a Black Mazda CX-5 and a grey Cupra.
Only one drivers sustained “minor” injuries, Essex Police said, but all three cars were damaged.
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Essex Police are urging anyone with information or dash cam footage to get in contact by calling 101 or by submitting a report on the website www.essex.police.uk.
There is also an online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week on the website.
If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity on Twitter at @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.
Quote incident 479 of 18 April when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.
