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Brick 'thrown off M4 flyover' smashed into coach window carrying Cardiff City LFC

Cardiff City Ladies Football Club (LFC) escaped "serious injury" after a brick was "thrown off an M4 flyover" before it smashed through their coach sunroof.

The team were travelling back from a match at Court Place Farm in Oxford against Oxford United Women on Sunday, January 16 when the incident happened.

Cardiff City LFC head coach James Fishlock wrote on Twitter: "Driving home from Oxford [and] a group of kids throwing bricks off the flyover on the M4 westbound, goes through the sunroof of the coach, glass everywhere, luckily no injuries but what goes through people's heads? It’s crazy [and] so dangerous."

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A shocking picture was also shared showing what looks like a white rock on the floor of the bus which is covered in shattered glass.

The large white rock that was used to smash through the coach (Cardiff City LFC)

Speaking to ITV sports reporter Beth Fisher, he said the brick landed between three people on the bus.

"It landed on a seat between three of us. Thankfully it was a 49-seater coach or we would have definitely had injuries," he said.

Ben Thomas, social media manager for Cardiff City LFC, was sat the front of the bus. The rock landed at the seat behind him.

Ben said: "First of all, I didn’t realise what had happened as it was so quick. I thought a car had maybe hit us from the side. However, one of the players pointed out the rock which was on the seat behind.

Kids were allegedly throwing rocks at vehicles on the motorway around 7pm on Sunday (Cardiff City LFC)

"If one of us three were sat one seat back, it would’ve been deadly. I had glass in the hood of my jacket and glass all over my bag.

"A car also pulled up about 200 yards behind us, it most likely happened to them as well. Thankfully, all the players and staff were unharmed."

It comes after the team lost 2 - 0 to Oxford United Women.

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