POLICE in Essex are appealing for witnesses after a lorry hit a car without stopping on the A12 at Langham today.A 20-year-old woman and her one-year-old baby boy were in a red Vauxhall Astra, which had broken down, in a nearside lane of the southbound carriageway on the A12 at about 11.50am.

POLICE in Essex are appealing for witnesses after a lorry hit a car without stopping on the A12 at Langham today.

A 20-year-old woman and her one-year-old baby boy were in a red Vauxhall Astra, which had broken down, in a nearside lane of the southbound carriageway on the A12 at about 11.50am.

An articulated lorry, possibly with a red cab, hit the car as it was going passed and failed to stop.

Neither the woman or baby were injured.

If you saw the incident, call the Stanway Road Policing Unit on 01206 762512.