A CHILD was left traumatised after an object was thrown from a bridge and smashed the windscreen of a car.

A man was driving under the Castle Eden Walkway on the A689 at Sedgefield with his young child when a group of people dropped an unknown item on to his Seat Leon at around 6.15pm on Friday, August 22.

PC Tony Burgess, of Durham Police, said: “This was a very dangerous act and the person or person responsible need to be caught. If the driver had lost control of his vehicle the consequences could have been far worse.”

Anyone with information should contact PC Burgess, collar number 1374, on 101, quoting incident number SK1401694 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111.