A woman had a lucky escape after a turtle came crashing through her car windscreen.

Turtle

Turtle

Latonya Lark and her brother Kevin Grant were driving in the American state of Georgia when the creature shattered the front window.

Kevin was sat in the passenger seat at the time and was forced to shield his face as the turtle sent glass flying towards them.

He told WSAV-TV: ''When the glass broke, the first thing that comes to my mind was just to shield myself.

''So it was just like, you know, turn and cover.''

Latonya believes that the turtle was sent flying after being hit by a car in front of them and explained how she and her brother had a miraculous escape.

She said: ''Even the police officer said if that glass wasn't as thick as it was and I didn't slow down the way I did when I saw the object coming, it would have been disastrous.''