A MAN has died after the car he was driving went into the back of an Essex bungalow.

A MAN has died after the car he was driving went into the back of an Essex bungalow.

The 27-year-old was trapped along with his rottweiler dog in his car after colliding with the home in Church Road, Laindon, near Basildon, at about 2.40pm yesterday.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene but firefighters freed the dog which was treated by the RSPCA.