A 50-year-old man from Southend has died in hospital following a collision in Westcliff-on-Sea involving a stolen car. Amir Ali, who worked as a taxi driver and a bus driver, passed away on Tuesday 21 April 2026, five days after he was struck by a vehicle.
The collision occurred on Crowstone Road at approximately 7:30am on Thursday 16 April 2026. According to Essex Police, the vehicle involved was a white Mercedes C-Class, which failed to stop at the scene. Investigations determined that the car had been stolen from an address on Sutton Road in Southend at roughly 1am on the same morning.
James Wallace, a 26-year-old man of no fixed abode, has been charged with attempted murder and handling stolen goods in connection with the incident. He remains in custody and is due to appear at Basildon Crown Court on Monday 18 May 2026.
Detectives are continuing their investigation and are asking anyone with information regarding the movements of the white Mercedes to come forward. Police are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who may have seen the vehicle in the areas of Sutton Road, Crowstone Road, and Britannia Road during the morning of Thursday 16 April.
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