A MAN has died after losing control of his car and crashing in to a fence.

At around 5.25pm on Thursday, September 29, a 45-year-old man driving a red Ford Focus down Church Hill, Loughton, swerved off the road and crashed.

Members of the public rushed to help him and called emergency services.

Paramedics gave him emergency first aid and an air ambulance landed at the scene but despite this he died.

The man was from Waltham Abbey.

Police believe that he may have fallen ill at the wheel of the car and are currently awaiting the results of a post mortem.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the Essex Police Serious Collision Investigation Team on 101 or email collisonapeal@essex.pnn.police.uk Click here to follow the Epping Forest Guardian on Twitter