Police officers have confirmed that a man who died in a car crash in Ongar was a 22-year-old from Romford.

Jordan Plaister died on Thursday, September 6, in a crash involving his own car and a lorry.

An Essex Police spokesman said: “We were called by colleagues at the ambulance service around 2.30pm with reports a tanker lorry and a Ford KA were in collision on Romford Road.

“Jordan, who was the driver of the KA, sadly died at the scene.”

In a statement released by the police, Jordan’s family said: “We are devastated by the loss of our son and ask that people respect our wishes for privacy at this difficult time.”

Anyone with information, or available dash cam footage, is asked to call 101 and ask for the Serious Collision Investigation Unit. The incident number to quote is 664 of 06/09.