A MUM was left terrified when thugs hurled a brick at her windscreen as she travelled with her toddler.
Sam Mapston had been driving with her two-year-old daughter in the back of her car on the A4174 near Bristol when two people launched the brick from a bridge overhead.
The pair miraculously escaped the incident near King’s Oak Academy without injuries but were left covered in shards of glass when the windscreen shattered.
Shocking images show the damage to the vehicle. Fragments of glass were littered inside the car, before it was cleaned up and taken for repairs.
Sam was also travelling with their two dogs – a French bulldog and Labradoodle – in the boot. She had been driving at about 45mph when the car was struck.
Dad Owen Mapston, a tattoo artist said: “My whole life was in that car and it could have been gone in an instant.
“Sam saw two young guys standing on the edge. They were tall but as it was dark she couldn’t make out much.
“She came past the bridge and bang – the windscreen was out. It all happened so quickly.
“It was a stupid thing for the guys to do and I’d say it’s akin to attempted murder. They’re playing with people’s lives so these actions should be taken very seriously.
“We’re extremely lucky they were all unhurt. Sam could have swerved and it doesn’t bear thinking about.”
He’s warning other drivers to be alert when driving near bridges.
Avon and Somerset police said in a statement: “We received a report of a brick being thrown from a bridge and colliding with a car travelling along the A4174 near Brook Road, in Warmley, on Sunday 18 January.
“An area tour was carried out and officers liaised with the driver to ensure they made it home safely.
“We are asking anyone with any information, or any dashcam footage, to get in touch by calling 101 and quoting the reference number 5226016094.”