Mumbai, July 31: In a freaky incident, a fashion designer travelling in a Uber taxi had a narrow escape, when a 10-feet long iron rod flew from nowhere and pierced the windshield. According to a Times of India report, the rod flew and hit the car in such an intensity, that shards of the glass hit the designer's face. Mumbai International Airport: Portion of Ceiling Slab Falls Near the Arrival Gate at Terminal 2, No Injuries Reported.

The woman was travelling along with his niece for work to Colaba. At around 2 pm, when the cab was at Jogeshwari on the Western Express Highway below the flyover, this incident took place. Everyone in the car was in a state of shock, and no one got seriously injured. Police were summoned and an official pulled the rod stuck in the bonnet of the car.

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CCTV footages were also scanned in order to know where the rod came from. However, due to rains, most of the video cameras were not working. The driver of the car suspects that the rod may have fallen from a nearby construction area. Police urged the lady to file a complaint, however, she was too shaken by the incident and left her phone number with the Police.

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