A driver had a lucky escape after a pumpkin was thrown at their car.

Pictures shared by Thames Valley Police's roads unit show the side of the glass shattered and orange pulp smeared across the windscreen.

The force said the culprit was up for 'tonight's idiot award'.

The Halloween fruit was lobbed from another moving car on Friday night (October 11).

It's unclear exactly where the incident occurred. Thames Valley Police has not responded to a request for more information. 

The Thames Valley Police Roads Policing Unit posted a message on Facebook, which said: "Tonight's idiot award goes to those who thought throwing a pumpkin from a moving car at another moving car was a good idea.

"Luckily the driver only has a few scratches, but it could have been very serious."