A nurse said she is "lucky to be alive" after a huge sheet of ice fell off a lorry she was driving past and smashed her car windscreen.
Laura Smith, 26, , “feared for her life” when the sheet of solid ice flew from the roof of the lorry and shattered her windscreen.
Luckily the mum-of-two managed to control the car on the M6 motorway .
Dramatic dash cam footage shows the ice fly through the air and shatter on Laura's Peugeot 3008.
Laura, from Rugby, Warwickshire, is speaking out to raise awareness and encourage all drivers to check the roofs of their vehicles for ice.
Laura said: “I could have died and feel so lucky.
“I was driving in the fast lane of the motorway and I feel fortunate that the only damage done was to the vehicle.
“I feel lucky to still be here and it is scary to think about what could have happened. It was very scary when it happened and I was in a real state of shock.
“It all happened incredibly quickly and I was very panicked.”
Laura was travelling home from a shift at Coventry Hospital at around 4.30pm on February 1 this year when the incident happened.
She managed to stay composed enough to keep control of the car and steer it onto the hard shoulder.
A Warwickshire Police patrol car just so happened to be travelling behind her at the time of the near-miss.
Officers offered to escort her home as she finished her journey with a dangerously smashed window.
Laura has described the moment the ice hit her car - and recalls thinking she was being attacked.
She said: “I thought someone had thrown something at me. I thought someone was trying to hurt me.
“I slowed down and put the hazard lights on so I could pull onto the hard shoulder. It was very scary and I was shaking.”
Laura added how the incident could have ended much differently for her and could have resulted in injury.
She is appealing to all drivers to ensure they check the roof of their vehicles before starting any journey this winter.
Laura said: “If more people were aware of the risks then they are more likely to check the tops of their vehicles.
“It can have a really bad effect and I do feel lucky to be here today.”
