A man has died after the car he was driving crashed into an underpass near Pitsea flyover.

Firefighters and police officers were called to the crash on the A132 South Mayne at about 3.15am today, after a black VW Golf had collided with the roundabout and left the road. 

A man in his 20s from Basildon, who was driving the car, died at the scene.

Fire crews secured the vehicle that was in a precarious postition and completed the work at the incident by 3.40am.

The road was closed until 7.30am while police carried out initial investigations.

The car has now been recovered.