Police are investigating after a mother and young daughter had the the rear windscreen of the car they were travelling in shattered by an object whilst travelling at 70mph on the A127.
The incident occurred on the A127 in Basildon on Thursday, January 8 at around 4.50pm when an object hit the rear windscreen of the Seat Ibiza they were traveling in.
A 38-year-old woman from Chelmsford was travelling London bound and her young daughter was in the back of the car at the time and could have been injured by the object.
She just entered the 70 mph zone near the junction with the A176 at Laindon when an object hit her rear windscreen causing it to shatter.
The woman stopped her car on Pound Lane and called the police.
It is not is not clear what the object was or if it was thrown or fired at the car.
Anybody with any information or anybody who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Pc Rob Duffy at Laindon on Essex Police 101.
People can also give information to the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via an Anonymous Online Form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org
