WATCH: Why NOT scrapping ice off your windscreen could be DEADLY

A SHOCKING video shows why ice on your car could prove fatal

Ice Sheet Destroys Windshield Saab 9-5

Ice on your car could prove fatalIG

Ice on your car could prove fatal

THE FIRST signs of snow and frost have hit the UK and here’s a horrifying warning of why you must prepare your vehicles.

Many of us are being forced to wake up a little earlier to scrape the ice off our cars.

But whilst it may be tempting to ignore the ice on your windshield in favour of a few extra minutes in bed, this shocking video shows why neglecting it could be DEADLY.

Dashcam footage films cars driving along a highway as usual.

The cars drive along the motorway as usualIG

The cars drive along the motorway as usual

But the calm is soon shaken as a huge sheet of ice from the car ahead’s windshield comes flying towards the camera.

Surprisingly, the driver manages to remain calm, despite the heart-stopping shock.

The driver’s windshield shatters upon impact.

But amazingly, the driver doesn’t veer off the road.

But a huge sheet of ice comes flying offIG

But a huge sheet of ice comes flying off the car infront

The footage was filmed before Christmas on a highway in Massachusetts, USA.

The driver who was hit posted the footage online.

He confirmed that the impact with the ice had also bent his windscreen wiper.

And smashed his side mirrors too.

The driver remains calm despite the crashIG

The driver remains calm despite the crash
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