POLICE have confirmed a woman was hit by a potato thrown from a moving car in Bicester on Monday. 

The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was taken to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital after suffering a “medical episode”. 

Thames Valley Police said it was treating the incident as an “assault” and is urging any witnesses to contact them.

The incident happened just after 11am at the pedestrian crossing in Manorsfield Road, Bicester.

A posting on social networking site Facebook yesterday by Julian Kemp said: “What kind of idiot throws a potato at a woman crossing the road."

Anyone who can help should contact police via 101.