A SHOCKING video shows the moment a firework thrown into a convertible blew up in the driver's face.

Colin Kirby, 20, was driving home through Nashville, Tennessee, on the Fourth of July in his BMW convertible when the incident occurred.

At the stoplight at Church and 17th, another car pulled up alongside and the driver suddenly dropped a lit firework into Kirby's car.

Kirby's mother, Kathy Kirby, told WKRN: "He quickly reached back and picked it up to try and toss it away. It burned him and he dropped it.”

But Colin wasn't quick enough, as the firework blew up right in his face in "first a small explosion and then a large very loud one."

Luckily, the firework bounced and exploded on the convertible's top, leaving Kirby with slight burns on his arms and some trouble hearing, but no major injuries.

 Although a friend driving behind Kirby caught the footage on dashcam video, Kirby has no idea who the perpetrator was.

The perpetrator's vehicle had tinted windows, and Kirby only saw their arm before the incident occurred.

Kirby says he hopes the police catch them and make them pay for the damage to his BMW.

“I want to see Metro catch them, I want to see them put the driver and the one that threw it away for sure, and I want them to pay for the damage for my car."

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He added: "I really would like Metro to make an example out of this so people don’t do this.

"I hate to say throw book at them, I hate to see people's lives ruined over dumb stuff but like I said, what if there were kids in the backseat or a whole family’s car right there? It could have killed people."

Police are encouraging anyone with information of the incident to call Nashville Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME.

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