Two men have been arrested after police dealt with two crashes on the same stretch of road in a matter of minutes.
Officers were called to a road in Howe Street near Chelmsford late last night following reports of a crash.
They arrived to find a Porsche had veered off the road and ended up submerged in a pond.
Officers arrested the driver on suspicion of drink driving.
They also had to deal with another crash involving a Mercedes which had happened less than a mile away and on the same road.
The driver was also arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
A police spokesman added: "It appears the two males know each other and had been driving together before their individual accidents."
Overnight officers were called to a vehicle in a pond in Howe Street Arrested 1 sus drink driving.
— Essex Police in Chelmsford District (@EPChelmsford) April 13, 2021
At the same time, on the same road, and less that a mile away.
Arrested another sus drink driving.
It appears the two males know each other!#fatal4 #staysafeessex pic.twitter.com/PSrVOTutG6
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