Watch Video: Man dies after a metal sheet flies through windshield

A shocking video shows a metal sheet flying and smashing through a car's windshield. According to reports, the large piece of iron hit a Chinese man's head who died on the spot with severe injuries.

The horrific accident occurred on April 26 in Xi & an in the Shaanxi province in northwest China, said Xi & an Expressway Police in an online statement.

Footage released by the police shows a black sedan that was driving on the Xi & an Ring Expressway when it was driving over the piece of metal being launched in the air. The metal had apparently fallen off a truck earlier in the day and was lying on the highway.

Local reports state that the metal part launched into the air after being driven over by another car at the front, reports India Times.