Ontario Driver 'Lucky To Be Alive' After Her Car Was Destroyed By A Flying Tire (VIDEO)

She escaped with only minor injuries.
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An Ontario driver is "lucky to be alive" after a flying tire smashed into her windshield on Tuesday. 

The OPP reported that the incident, which took place on Highway 401 westbound, occurred after a wheel separated from a car travelling in the opposite direction.

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The driver of the damaged vehicle, who escaped with minor injuries, claimed she had seconds to react after witnessing the tire bounce towards her windshield.

"I, as quickly as I could, took a look to see if there was anywhere I could go to escape this tire and not cause injury or accident to anyone else and I looked back and thought this it, I am going to die, this is the end" she recounted.

The OPP is warning drivers to always double-check the installation of their summer tires.

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