Regina police have confirmed they are investigating a bizarre case that closely resembles a widespread urban legend. However this time, it appears to have happened for real, in south Regina.

A woman posted to Facebook that eggs had splattered across her windshield as she drove down Grant Drive around 10:45 p.m. CST Wednesday night.

She said she slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road.

"It surprised me. It took me off guard. But I didn't identify what it was right away," the woman told CBC News.

The woman reported that a number of people ran up to her car, trying to get in.

"One was at the driver door trying to pull the handle and the other two were on the passenger side banging on the windows and pulling at the handles," she wrote on Facebook.

Fortunately, the car doors were locked at the time, and she was able to speed off. She said the men ran the other direction.

"I don't know what their end game is here, but I hope no one has to find out before they get caught," she wrote on her Facebook page.

City police confirmed they did get a call about the incident at 11 p.m. last night, and are investigating what happened.

"It's scary to think that there might be people who weren't as lucky as me and didn't have locks and couldn't have got away in time," said the woman.

Urban legend circulates on social media

The story closely matches one that crops up on social media from time to time, but which is routinely reported to be a hoax.

The website Snopes, which tracks urban legends, maintains these types of incidents are just rumour, and says it has never found a police or news report of such a thing happening in real life.

Regina police tell CBC this is the first time they have had someone report it happening in person either, although they have heard the myth before.

The force is continuing its investigation.