A mother and her children narrowly avoided a serious accident after the brakes on her car were cut.

A woman picked drove off with her children from Waverley School, in The Ride, Enfield, on Saturday, October 2 at approximately 5pm.

As the mother tried to slow down her blue Ford Focus she found the car did not respond and almost resulted in her crashing into a number of cars.

She was able to stop the car safely without damage to the car or injury to herself or her children.

An inspection revealed that the car’s brake cable had been cut.

Police are investigating the incident and appealing to anyone who may have seen the vehicle being tampered.