A YOUNGSTER escaped serious injury when a bottle of carbonated water blew up in his face during a family shopping trip to Newton Abbot.

Will Edwards, 12, was left in a state of shock after picking up a litre bottle of tonic water at Asda in Highweek Street.READ MORE IN THIS WEEK'S NEWTON ABBOT EDITION OF THE MID-DEVON ADVERTISER. (FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20)