Concrete dropped onto A12 was attempted murder, say police

Help

A woman has been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after concrete blocks were thrown from bridges in Essex onto cars below.

A woman passenger suffered serious head and chest injuries when the block smashed the windscreen of her car as it passed under the West Hanningfield bridge on the A12. The driver of the vehicle suffered cuts.

Half an hour earlier two people were left shaken after a block went through their windscreen by Fryerning Lane bridge.

Jon Brain reports.

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2011 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.