Swan brake! Moment giant bird smashes into van’s windscreen as it comes in to land on residential street after mistaking the Tarmac for water
- Emily Keady was driving her van in Newcastle upon Tyne when the swan hit her
- Bird experts believe the swan might have mistaken the tarmac for water
- The large bird shattered the laminated safety glass of the van’s windscreen
- Amazingly, the bird was unharmed following the high-intensity impact
This is the terrifying moment a swan flew into a moving car – and shattered the windscreen.
Professional dog walker Emily Keady, 21, was driving through a suburban housing estate when the bird descended towards her on-coming vehicle.
It smashed into the windscreen directly in front of the driver’s seat – causing a huge indent in the splintered glass.
This is the terrifying moment a swan is on collision course with a Citroen Berlingo van
The driver, Emily Keady has no chance of avoiding the giant bird as it came into land in Newcastle upon Tyne
Luckily for Ms Keady, the windscreen retained its structural integrity and the bird did enter the cabin. Amazingly, despite the high intensity impact, the swan waddled off unharmed
Emilly Keady, pictured, who is a professional dog walker, screamed in terror when the bird hit the windscreen of her van
The incident on December 23 was captured on a dash cam in her Citroën Berlingo van.
She can be heard screaming in terror while her passenger shouted ‘oh my God’.
Despite shattering the windscreen, the swan was unharmed and waddled off around the village.
Ms Keady – who was driving from her home to a job in Holyfields, Newcastle upon Tyne, when the incident happened – was also shaken but unhurt.
Her father Andrew Keady, 56, said: ‘She was pretty shaken-up but she was more concerned if the swan was ok.
‘You do usually see the swans in a nearby park but we’ve never seen anything like that.
‘She gave me a call so I could help collect the van.
The windscreen was completely shattered by the force of the impact with the swan
Yet, despite hitting the van and destroying the windscreen, the swan, pictured, appeared completely unharmed by its ordeal
‘It was just walking up and down the street by time I got there. It didn’t seemed at all bothered.
‘We got in contact with the RSPCB and RSPCA but they said there was nothing they could really do.
‘If it was up walking about pretending like nothing had happened then I suppose it was alright.
‘It didn’t do too much in the way of damage. She was able to replace the screen the next day.’
Luckily for Ms Keady, the damage to her van was easily repaired despite hitting the swan