Beyoncé was shaken up after an accident saw her car door ripped of its hinges as she was about to step out.

The single ladies singer and rap-star husband Jay-Z were about to visit Harrods in London when a black cab collided with the Mercedes' car door ripping it from the frame, seconds after she opened it.

"It was terrifying to watch. It all happened so quickly, the taxi came out of nowhere," a bystander said. "She seemed very shaken and was lucky to be alive. A couple of seconds difference and God knows what could have happened."

Don't worry though Beyoncé was absolutely fine and the pair still managed to pull themselves together and storm Harrods.

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