POLICE have named the woman killed following a collision in Braintree last night.

The woman was Nimmi Shah, 38, of Beadon Drive in Braintree.

She was struck by a red Renault Clio at the bottom of the on-slip to the eastbound carriageway of the A120 near London Road shortly after 7.30pm last night (Feb 15). The 21-year-old male driver of the car, who also lives locally, was uninjured.

A section of the road was closed for three hours while forensic collision investigators carried out enquiries to establish the cause of the crash.

Police continue to appeal for any witnesses to contact them at 101 or on email at collisionappeal@essex.pnn.police.uk