Police made seven arrests after two cars collided and a police helicopter was scrambled to find two suspects who fled the scene.
They were alerted to a crash between a white Citroen Saxo and a grey Ford Focus in Powers Hall End, Witham, at around 7.45pm yesterday.
The police helicopter helped find two men who had fled from the Saxo.
A 22-year-old man and an 18-year-old man, both from Witham, were arrested at around 9pm on suspicion of taking a motor vehicle without consent.
A 16-year-old boy from Chelmsford, an 18-year-old man from Chelmsford, two 15-year-old girls from Maldon and a 19-year-old man from Haringey were arrested at the scene on suspicion of drug offences.
The suspects are currently helping police with their enquiries at Chelmsford and Braintree police stations.
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