Police tell parents 'get a grip on your kids' after teens throw rocks at speeding cars on A45 in Northamptonshire

Daventry Police tweeted a photo of a car whose windscreen was smashed by a rock thrown from a bridge

Police have issued an urgent plea to parents to get a grip on their children after groups were spotted throwing rocks at speeding vehicles from a bridge over the A45 in Northamptonshire.

Officers from the Daventry Neighbourhood Team say they are getting "regular reports" of kids on the "curly wurley" footbridge over Stefan Way.

And they posted a picture of one smashed car windscreen underlining the horror of what could happen.

PCSO Kirsten Bates said: “It goes without saying that throwing stones or items of any kind off a bridge and onto the road is an incredibly dangerous thing to do.

"We are urging parents in the area to please speak to their children and explain how dangerous this is before someone gets seriously injured, or even killed."

Police have also launched an appeal for information from locals in the area and for drivers with dashcams to check their memory cards for footage.

PCSO Bates added: "We would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed this group of young people throwing objects onto vehicles below.

Kids have been spotted hurling rocks off the bridge over the A45 in Daventry

"We are treating this matter with the seriousness it deserves, and would like any dashcam footage drivers may have from the time of the incidents to help us identify those involved.”

Anyone with information is urged to call the police on 101 or make contact via the Force's website, or get in touch via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.