A woman in her 60s threw a small bag at a driver following a verbal altercation in Stoke-by-Clare, police have said.

The incident happened on Sunday, November 15 between 11am and 11.20am outside Wixoe Mill on the main road between Stoke-by-Clare and New England.

Police said a man driving his car came across a woman and a man standing in the road speaking to each other.

The driver slowed down and the pedestrians moved out of the way before a verbal altercation took place between the woman and the driver.

The woman then threw a small bag at the driver, but no-one was harmed in the incident.

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Witnesses or anybody who recognises the description of the woman are asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference 37/66276/20.