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Bottle dropped from footbridge hits car on A89 | Bottle dropped from footbridge hits car on A89 |
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Two women have escaped serious injury after a man dropped a bottle of wine from a footbridge in Broxburn, West Lothian, onto their car. | Two women have escaped serious injury after a man dropped a bottle of wine from a footbridge in Broxburn, West Lothian, onto their car. |
They were driving on the A89 to the east of Pumpherston Road at about 20:20 on Saturday when the incident happened. | They were driving on the A89 to the east of Pumpherston Road at about 20:20 on Saturday when the incident happened. |
One of the women received minor cuts to her hands and arms after the windscreen smashed and both occupants were showered with shards of glass. | One of the women received minor cuts to her hands and arms after the windscreen smashed and both occupants were showered with shards of glass. |
Police are trying to identify a group of people seen walking on the bridge. | Police are trying to identify a group of people seen walking on the bridge. |
The man who dropped the bottle was part of a larger group of people who went from the Broxburn side of the bridge to the Uphall Station side. | The man who dropped the bottle was part of a larger group of people who went from the Broxburn side of the bridge to the Uphall Station side. |
'Catastrophic consequences' | 'Catastrophic consequences' |
The group, thought to be in their late teens and/or early 20s, fled towards Uphall Station when the car stopped. | The group, thought to be in their late teens and/or early 20s, fled towards Uphall Station when the car stopped. |
The occupants, both healthcare workers, had been driving along the A89 from Winchburgh to Livingston. | |
Sgt Darren Cook, of Police Scotland, said: "This was an incredible act of stupidity which could have had catastrophic consequences. | Sgt Darren Cook, of Police Scotland, said: "This was an incredible act of stupidity which could have had catastrophic consequences. |
"The two female occupants of the car escaped serious injury on this occasion, although the passenger did receive minor cuts to her hands and arms. | "The two female occupants of the car escaped serious injury on this occasion, although the passenger did receive minor cuts to her hands and arms. |
"This could have ended in a tragedy." | "This could have ended in a tragedy." |
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