A woman has survived after a horse slammed through her windscreen during a car crash in Perth's east on Monday night.

The horse died in the crash, which happened on Marshall Road in Bennett Springs at about 10.15pm

The animal’s hind leg went through the windscreen of the black Mazda, narrowly missing the 20-year-old woman in the driver’s seat.

She was treated at scene for minor injuries.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is urged to call police on 131 444.