A MOTORIST suffered a lucky escape after a chunk of wood flew off a van and speared his windscreen.
Dave Gooderham
A MOTORIST had a lucky escape after a chunk of wood flew off a van and speared his windscreen.
The driver suffered only a bloody nose during yesterday afternoon's incident on the A143 at Horringer, near Bury St Edmunds.
Though the circumstances are still being investigated by police, it is thought that a piece of wood had come free from a box van and flew through the windscreen of a Volkswagen Passat travelling behind.
Although the windscreen was “badly damaged” and a hole was visible on the driver's side, a spokesman from Suffolk police said the unnamed motorist only suffered a bloody nose.
The spokesman said: “We are investigating the circumstances of the incident and will then decide whether to report anyone in connection with it.”
Witnesses to the incident should contact PC Roger Bishop at Bury Roads Policing Unit on 01284 774100.
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