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Police have launched an investigation after confirming "several incidents" of cars being damaged by vegetables thrown from a bridge above a busy Devon road.

Earlier this week we reported how two vehicles had sustained more than £1,700 worth of damage after being pelted by heavy root vegetables on the busy A380.

Steve Anderson's Range Rover was hit by what he believes was a swede, while Paula Clifford suffered a broken bumper after her Hyundai was hit by a turnip.

Both were travelling at high speed at the time and were left shocked and upset by the incidents.

There have been several other reports of vehicles being hit by items including potatoes and rocks at the spot near Newton Abbot on the South Devon Expressway bypass.

Some incidents were reported as far back as August and police have now said they are investigating the matter.

A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police are investigating several incidents of criminal damage on the A380 at Newton Abbot following reports of vegetables being thrown from a bridge causing damage to vehicles.





"Officers are continuing their enquiries into these reports and are asking for anyone with information to contact police quoting crime reference number CR/108182/19."

On Monday we reported how Steve Anderson's Range Rover was left with around £1,000 worth of damage after a large, hard swede was thrown as his car door.

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It happened on the busy A380 road near the Penn Inn flyover in the Milber area around 9.30pm on the night of Sunday, December 1.

He said: "If it had gone through my window I'd be dead, I could have been killed.

"It also could have forced me to swerve and hit other cars, it was so dangerous."

Steve is now offering a £250 reward for anyone who provides information that leads to a prosecution in relation to the incident.

The next day we were contacted by Paula Clifford who had endured a similarly scary experience.

Paula said a large root vegetable, believed to be a turnip the size of a football, was hurled from the bridge and hit the front of her car - causing £700 worth of damage.

She said: "I was in absolute shock. I got to my friends house and just burst into tears - I couldn't use the phopne to call the police because I was shaking so much.

"It was definitely some sort of vegetable, either a swede or a turnip. There will be a fatality soon, it's scary."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police quoting crime reference number CR/108182/19.