TWO men have been bailed again following a fatal Southend hit-and-run crash which saw a man who "lived life to the fullest" killed.

Stuart Chiddicks, 30, was killed in the Southchurch Road crash in December as police officers received reports of a man being found in the road with serious injuries at 12.40am.

Mr Chiddicks was taken to hospital where he sadly died and two men were arrested following a police appeal as an investigation was launched.

Two men aged 32 and 25 were initially arrested and released on bail until March 21 while police enquiries continued.

The pair were bailed again after the March deadline.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: “The 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, driving whilst unfit through drugs, driver of a vehicle involved in a road traffic collision and failing to stop after a road traffic accident remains released on bail.

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“The 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender remains released on bail.

“Both remain on bail until September 8.”

Heartfelt tributes were paid to Mr Chiddicks following his death, including a tribute from his mother who said he was the ‘light of her life.”