Good Samaritans sprayed in face

Two off-duty emergency service workers were sprayed in the face with an unknown substance in what police have called a “shocking incident”. A police officer and paramedic were among other Good Samaritans who stopped to help a car that had collided with a lorry on the M11 on Friday at around 7pm and was on fire.

Essex Police said as those inside the stolen blue VW Golf got out of the vehicle, they sprayed an unknown substance into the faces of the two off-duty staff.