Police were called to an accident of two cars in London Road near the roundabout of Stonehouse corner around 10.15 pm yesterday (April 24).
A 17 -year -old boy died in the place despite the attempts to save him.
His family has been informed of his death and is being helped by officers especially training while the investigation is carried out.
A 18 -year -old boy from Rainham was arrested under suspicion of causing death due to dangerous driving and is in custody.
The road closed during the night and since then has reopened.
A Essex police spokesman said: “Now we are appealing to drivers in the area at the time of the collision to get in touch, particularly with Dashcam’s images, to support our surfaces.
“You can let us know by sending a report on our website or using our online live chat service that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“It can be found in the lower right of our home page at www.essex.police.uk.
“Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 for more reporting services from our websites.
“Alternatively, you can call us 101. In an emergency, I always call 999.
“If you want to make an anonymous report, you can communicate with the independence beneficial organization Crimetoppers, visiting your website or calling 0800 555 111”.
