Two people were taken to hospital after a piece of plywood flew into their car’s windshield on a busy Ontario highway.

Police said it happened on Highway 410 around rush hour on Wednesday.

2 people lucky to be alive after a piece of plywood flew into their windshield on #Hwy410



Wood came from another vehicle that was unsecured, #OPP investigating.



A man and woman taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Please ensure your loads are strapped and properly secured pic.twitter.com/oNniMwXX9K — Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) January 2, 2019

Ontario Provincial Police said the two people are lucky to be alive after a sheet of unsecured wood flew off another vehicle.

They got away with minor injuries.

Police are reminding people to ensure their loads are strapped and properly secured.