A 50-YEAR-OLD driver escaped unhurt when his van was hit by an object thrown from a bridge overlooking the A12 at Gorleston.

The unknown item caused a large crack in the windscreen when it was thrown at 7.20pm on Wednesday from the Middleton Road flyover.

Two people were seen standing on the flyover when the object was thrown at the van.

Contact: Police on 0845 4564567.