Police appeal after another collision at accident blackspot on Howard Way
Crime / Wed 30th Jul 2025 at 09:34am
OFFICERS investigating a collision in Harlow involving a car and an e-bike are asking for the public’s help.
It happened at 4.10pm on 28 July at a zebra crossing at Howard Way.
The driver of the red car failed to stop at the scene.
The rider attended hospital after he sustained cuts and bruising.
If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact.
A spokesperson said: “You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk.
Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.
Alternatively, you can call us on 101.
In an emergency always call 999.
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.
“Please quote incident 811 0f 28 July when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible”.
anan
2025-07-30 09:45:14
its about time they put lights there before someome gets killed
Liam Moore
2025-07-30 10:09:08
All I ever see now are people on their phone was driving. I was in my lorry in southern way watching a women scroll through Instagram all the way from Passmores school to the mini roundabout at Bush fair! Social media is now more important than road safety
Andrew S.
2025-07-30 12:08:46
You’re right Liam
Guy Flegman
2025-07-30 12:30:17
A lot of new cars have co pilot so people think they no longer have to pay attention. Also there are lots of people from countries where you do not give way on crossings and can’t be bothered to learn our rules of the road. Then you have the huge number of drugged up drivers. It’s hardly any wonder road accidents are on the up.
jarrett
2025-07-30 12:43:13
Was it a legal bike, did he dismount to use the crossing?
RayMo
2025-07-30 13:07:18
Take a guess jarrett.
John
2025-07-30 15:25:43
I have noticed lately people just walk across the road not bothering to look left or right they have it in their head the driver's must stop ok I know at a Zebra crossing you must stop when people are waiting but if you watch them people on them scooters they rushed to get to zebra crossing before you ve even approached them and some times you don't have time to stop.
AB
2025-07-30 16:47:17
It is definitely time this crossing was controlled by lights. Using it recently, I was halfway across, and a car just shot across in front of me. The driver had earbuds in and was doing that concentrated stare ahead, usually seen in drivers ignoring pedestrians. This crossing is too dangerous to remain 'just' a Zebra crossing.
Tony wells
2025-07-30 17:26:06
Hi I was the one who was hit and I wasn't in a e bike in was on a push bike and going across at walking speed when the car hit me spun me in the air the accelerated and hit me again
Tony wells
2025-07-30 17:30:58
I stopped and waited for both cars each side before I crossed there was a mother and daughter crossing the opposite side when the car hit me spun me in the air then accelerated and hit me again and drove off and even if I was on a e bike does that justify a hit and run leaving me for dead in the middle of the road
jarrett
2025-07-30 17:49:04
Apologies Tony but i was only going by what the police said, speedy recovery.
A . Noah
2025-07-30 20:12:54
Guy Flegman, leave it to you to point at people from other countries for “ not being bothered to learn the rules of the road”, so it could be one of them . Typical stereotype , boring as always. People from other countries take the same test as you do to secure their drivers licence in this country!!!
Guy Flegman
2025-07-30 20:37:03
There are plenty of elderly drivers aswell. I merely point out some of the more obvious reasons our roads a getting more dangerous. People from other countries can drive on foreign drivers license for 6 months before they have to take a uk test and during this time they are at higher risk of accidents. It’s also worth pointing out we drive on the wrong side of the road over here which also makes driving here a bit more challenging for many people from other countries. It’s not a question of race but what you are used to.
Paul
2025-07-30 21:34:57
It doesn't matter where the driver is from, what matters is that this incident was a hit and run, hopefully the driver will be found and prosecuted, although I doubt that they will do the right thing and report themselves.
Colleen Morrison
2025-07-31 19:35:29
Guy Flegman "There are plenty of elderly drivers as well. I merely point out some of the more obvious reasons our roads a getting more dangerous" Let's take a look at the hard facts, official the accident statistics, to see if your claim is correct.
Colleen Morrison
2025-07-31 19:39:09
Accredited official statistics. Reported road casualties in Great Britain: younger driver factsheet, 2022 Published 28 September 2023. Accidents per mile driven. Age 0-16 F 3% M 5% Age 17-24 F 17% M 32% Age 25-29 F 7% M 16% Age 50-69 F 5% M 8% Age 70+ F 3% M 3% Only males aged over 86 years have a higher accident rate per mile driven than males and females aged between 17-24 .
Colleen Morrison
2025-07-31 19:41:58
Apologies, I should have this link to the above website and statistics. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-older-and-younger-driver-factsheets-2022/reported-road-casualties-in-great-britain-younger-driver-factsheet-2022
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