A MAN who died after he was hit by a car in a layby has been named.
Officers were called to the crash on the northbound stretch near Dedham at around 9.45pm on Tuesday, September 26.
A man left his car, which was parked in a layby, and was then hit by at least one vehicle on the carriageway.
Sadly, Darius Lapotka, 55, a Polish national, died at the scene.
No-one has been arrested and the road was closed until around 3am while officers investigated.
Contact 101 or email collision.appeal@essex.pnn.police.uk with any information.
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