'A firework was thrown at me whilst I was running'

Charlotte Wilde, from Hartlebury, says she could see the sparks when it hit her neck and heard a 'bang' when it landed by her feet.

The incident happened on Franche Road in Kidderminster on Bonfire Night.

She said both a firework and an egg had been thrown from the vehicle but she was unsure which had struck her neck. The teaching assistant had dropped her daughter off at a dance class and decided to use the opportunity to go for a run.

At the point when she looked for someone to help her in the vicinity, she says she 'just got someone laughing at me'.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police confirmed the force had received a report that a woman had been injured after a firework was thrown from a car. The organisation told the BBC that the incident was "being investigated as an assault" and inquiries were ongoing.

Image credit: Charlotte Wilde