Grammy-award-winning singer Beyonce was described as being “lucky to be alive” after a black cab smashed into the side of her chauffeur driven Mercedes just as she was stepping out of the vehicle.

The Crazy in Love singer was leaving the Silver Mercedes S-Class and was about to make her way into the world’s most luxury department store, Harrods, when the collision occurred. Her husband, Jay-Z was said to have been onboard at the time as the couple had planned a quick shopping trip before dining out at Knightsbridge restaurant, Zuma.

One eyewitness told a UK tabloid paper that the accident was “terrifying to watch” adding that the collision had happened very quickly as “the taxi came out of nowhere.”

It’s been reported that the black cab came flying around a corner, ploughing into the side of Beyonce’s Mercedes, ripping the open door off its hinges as the superstar was attempting to get out.

Beyonce was reported to have been unharmed, although shaken following the accident.

The couple decided to abandon their Harrods shopping trip in light of the accident, and so a replacement car arrived and transported the pair to the Knightsbridge eatery instead.