A driver has warned others using the A500 after teenagers were seen throwing a brick from a footbridge over the dual carriageway near Nantwich.
One driver diverted off the A500 to pursue the youths and caught up with them before calling police.
The bridge connects Wybunbury Road to Newcastle Road spanning over the Shavington Bypass.
The driver’s wife posted on social media: “My husband was driving home, two teenagers threw a brick at his van.
“He did chase after them, he managed to get hold of them and then their mother and they called the police.
“If this had been any closer it could of resulted in him being injured.
“It was the bridge closest to the Cheerbrook roundabout, just be cautious.”
It is not the first time youths have been seen throwing objects off the footbridge over the busy dual carriageway.
Another reader said: “This has happened to my husband’s car at the same location, smashed the windscreen. Police involved but they couldn’t find the kids.”
And another added: “That’s really strange. A few weeks ago in the same area someone threw something off the bridge and smashed my windscreen.”
A Cheshire Police spokesperson said today: “At 9.15pm on Thursday 18 July, police received a report of an incident in Willaston.
“The caller reported that her two sons had been assaulted by a man after an item thrown from a bridge landed on his vehicle.
“Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with any information is asked to contact us via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us or call 101 quoting IML 1873814.”
Totally agree with TheWM ”A SERIOUS issue like this should be addressed SERIOUSLY”.👍…Hence my comment!
It’s extremely doubtful a ‘Curfew’ sent to bed early reprimand would effectively squash future risk of a brick launched thro’ one’s windscreen at 50 mph?
Birching? 1924 just called and wants Stan back! A serious issue like this should be addressed seriously. A curfew on the kids would be a good start so then the parents would actually have to deal with them at home rather than running feral.
Would any right minded citizen object to ‘Birching’ as fitting punishment and appropriate deterrent for such pea-brained morons?
If only our useless pathetic politicians had the gumption and gonads to ‘Get On The Case’?…..
Don’t make light of this,it could easily result in a death, those responsible should be held accountable for their actions.
Total idiots
Hope those responsible get charged and their parents pay for the repair and reparation to the driver of van.
That’s rich stupid mother complains about her sons being reprimanded yet the feral gits could have killed that driver, shame on you toxic mother and sons