Fence thrown from Daventry bridge smashes lorry windscreen

The fence panel crashed into the windscreen of a passing lorry

A fence panel thrown from a bridge hit a passing lorry and became embedded in the windscreen, police have said.

It happened at the so-called Curly Wurly footbridge on the A45 in Daventry, Northants, on 14 March.

Police officers issued a warning in January after fire extinguishers were dropped from the structure.

Following the latest incident, they said "it is just by sheer luck that someone has not been killed or seriously injured".

The metal panel was thrown from the Curly Wurly bridge, which links the Grange Estate with a path to Staverton, between 19:45 and 20:20 GMT on Thursday.

The police added that the driver was not seriously injured.

The so-called Curly Wurly bridge allows pedestrians to cross the A45 from the Grange Estate towards Staverton village

A Northamptonshire Police spokesperson said: "This type of dangerous behaviour must stop, and it is just by sheer luck that someone has not been killed or seriously injured by an object which has been thrown from the bridge.

"What may seem like a game to those taking part in this reckless and irresponsible activity is not only playing with the lives of innocent people but are also putting their own future in jeopardy."

They added: "If they cause a death or serious injury, they could end up going to prison for a long time."

The police have urged anyone who was travelling on the A45 in Stefen Way, Daventry, on Thursday, to check their dashcam footage for anything that could help with the investigation.