Mountnessing: Man dies in single-vehicle crash on A12
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The collision happened on Thursday evening on the A12 near junction 12 (Mountnessing)
A man has died after a van crashed on a dual carriageway in Essex.
Police were called to junction 12 of the A12 near Brentwood at about 15:30 BST on Thursday.
The road was temporarily closed in both directions and the force asked for anyone with information to contact it.
Two men, aged 30 and 31 and from Northamptonshire, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and were still in custody on Friday.
Detectives believe both men were in the same white Ford Transit van as the deceased.
The victim died at the scene.
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