[10 JAN 01] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Women Attack Car In Road Rage Incident

Police are hunting two women who allegedly attacked a motorist in a road rage incident near a nightclub.

The victim was driving her Peugeot 306 past Millenniums nightclub in Nuneaton at 11.25pm on Monday when the attack happened.

She told police that she was driving slowly because of the icy conditions and became aware of a white car behind her.

The two women inside the car her shouting and gesticulating at her.

The victim turned on to Leicester Road and was in the right-hand lane of the dual carriageway when the other car drove alongside her.

Her car was struck and both cars stopped. The passenger got out of the second car, a white M reg Vauxhall Nova, which had its rear number plate missing, and approached the woman.

Police said the woman shouted at the victim and tried to get in the car. the doors had been locked by the terrified motorist and the attacker instead banged a bottle on the windscreen.

Neither broke, but the driver of the Nova then got out and started shouting and banging on the roof.

The incident ended after a man pulled up in a Ford Escort. The alleged victim was uninjured but was very shaken by her ordeal.

Any witnesses are urged to contact Nuneaton police on 024 7664 1111.