A 15-year-old arrested after a crash and baseball bat attack has been released on bail.
A white van was in collision with a number of vehicles in Hamlet Hill, Roydon, on Wednesday morning.
Witnesses said a person was seen smashing vehicles involved in the crash with a baseball bat and carrying out an assault.
No-one was seriously injured in the incident.
A boy from Harlow has been bailed pending further police investigations.
He is due to return to police on January 26.
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