A Brampton woman found herself in a “terrifying” ordeal after the vehicle she was in lost its tire on Hwy. 407, prompting police to urge drivers to make sure their winter tires are on properly.

Barbara Zuzic was with her husband in his Ford Explorer on Saturday when a dashcam on another car caught the wheel of the black SUV flying off.

The video, posted by “Mini Cooper Dashcam” on YouTube, shows Zuzic’s husband’s car with its hazard lights on Hwy. 407, near Airport Rd. Sparks begin to fly from the vehicle as the front left tire comes off and careens across the highway, narrowly missing a city bus.

“The guy had just recently had his winter tire changed about two weeks ago at a garage and obviously the front one came off,” said Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, spokesperson for the OPP Highway Safety Division.

“We see a spike of that happening in the fall right now and in springtime when people are changing their wheels from snows to all-seasons.”

Schmidt’s advice to drivers is to make sure their wheels are properly installed before heading onto the highway.

“Whenever you take your wheels off — if it’s for a tire change or brake job or flat tire — always go back the next day, or after you’ve driven a while, just to make sure all those wheel fasteners are tight,” he said.

But Zuzic disagrees.

“I don’t think the onus should be on the driver, (the responsibility is with) the person who puts their trust in other people to do the work.”