Police are hunting a yob who threw a large stone off a bridge in Ashford and hit a car passing underneath.

The motor was being driven down the A2070 by a 27-year-old woman from Essex when the stone cracked her windscreen.

It caused an estimated £50 of damage to the black Kia Sorento.

The incident happened as the car passed under the bridge at the Park Farm roundabout at around 12.30pm on Saturday.

Ch Insp John Frayne said: "This is a very stupid thing to do.

"This could have quite easily smashed the windscreen and struck the driver with disastrous consequences.

"There have been incidents of this kind in Ashford before and I cannot emphasise strongly enough that on this occasion the driver was lucky.

"Throwing anything at a moving vehicle is irresponsible and malicious, but to throw something large from a bridge at a moving vehicle could kill someone."

Anyone with information should contact Kent Police on 01622 690 690 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.