A Florida mother and her school-aged daughter escaped serious injury Saturday night after a tire went through the windshield of their car in what authorities are calling a “freak accident.”
The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. on US Highway 19 in Clearwater when a tire came off a southbound vehicle and bounced onto the median just north of Drew Street, the Clearwater Police Department said.
The loose tire crashed through the windshield of a vehicle heading north. According to police, a woman and her young daughter were inside the car at the time of the incident.
The mother was driving while the child was in the back seat. Police said “thankfully” there was no one in the front passenger seat, which suffered most of the damage when the tire struck the vehicle.
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A tire came loose from a vehicle and bounced off the windshield of another car on US 19 in Clearwater, Florida, on Saturday night, authorities said. (Clearwater Police Department)
Police shared a series of photos showing the shattered windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle, the roof over the passenger seat crushed with a dent, and part of the front passenger seat shattered.
Police said the front passenger seat was empty when the tire went through the windshield. (Clearwater Police Department)
Police said no one was seriously injured or killed during the incident. No further details were immediately provided about how the tire came loose from his vehicle.
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The mother and daughter were checked for injuries at the scene and did not have to be transported to a hospital, Clearwater Fire and Rescue told FOX35 Orlando.
No one was seriously injured or killed during the incident, authorities said. (Clearwater Police Department)
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After leaving the scene of the accident, the couple went to Mease Countryside Hospital for possible minor injuries, the station reported, citing officials.
