Second man dies following collision in Southend

A second man has sadly died following a collision between a moped and motorbike in Southend.

A red Vesper moped struck a blue Yamaha motorbike at the junction of The Candlemakers and Journeymans Way just before 9.30pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012.

The moped rider, 55-year-old Anthony Pendrey of Sutton Road in Southend, was certified dead at the scene.

The motorcycle rider, 22-year-old Michael Denley of Coombes Grove in Rochford, sustained multiple injuries and was taken to the Royal London Hospital where sadly he died on the afternoon of Saturday, August 18, 2012.

His pillion passenger, a 20-year-old man also from the Rayleigh area, also received serious injuries.

A section of the road was closed for about six hours while forensic collision investigators carried out their enquiries and debris was cleared from the road.

Anyone with any information about the crash is urged to contact Essex Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or they can email the team at collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk