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Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories
Running this one up the flagpole to see who salutes...
I just don't remember this being a thing until recently, now it seems a daily occurrence.
Could it be that there are drivers not up to the job, too many cars; should houses be made to ride in single file, shops put on high viz, why are we putting newer buildings in danger like this, it's irresponsible.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18649201.car-crash-wall-iceland-s...
'A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a car and a wall outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.
"It is reported that the vehicle was also in collision with a pedestrian, but they did not require medical treatment." '
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Car ploughs into florists as shop front cordoned off by fire crews
The shop in Middleton was taped off after the collision
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car...
Kingstanding mum forced from home as speeding car wrecks front garden
She went for a shower - and emerged to find a police officer saying a Toyota had careered onto her property
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/kingstanding-mum-for...
Cars wrecked and driver rushed to hospital after chaotic night on Solihull roads
Two drivers were treated by ambulance crews following the serious crash, which brought part of St Bernards Road in Solihull to a halt
A horror crash in Solihull saw a driver career into a stationary car before ploughing into a garden wall.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/cars-wrecked-driver-...
Police launch investigation into destruction of barber shop in Hythe High Street
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/driver-flees-after-car-smas...
Barber in Hythe High Street ‘devastated’ after new shop destroyed
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/hythe/news/my-new-barbershop-has-been-destr...
All I want for Christmas is a new front room.
Follow up:
Residents 'threatened' and police attacked as car smashes through wall
Today and a 32-year-old man, of Leek, is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, dangerous driving, drink driving, driving while disqualified, failing to stop after an accident, failing to provide a specimen, and using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear.
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/residents-threa...
More still
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/takeaway-owners...
follow up story
Mum describes moment car crashes into home in Farleigh Hill, Maidstone
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/car-crashing-into-home-was-l...
(not sure my first or second thought would be whoa! police raid)
The most important point though, is the bike ok?!
Shut the front door!
Today and a 32-year-old man, of Leek, is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, dangerous driving, drink driving, driving while disqualified, failing to stop after an accident, failing to provide a specimen, and using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear
I foresee a severe talking-to.
Driver arrested
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/woman-38-arrest...
It does have a flat rear tyre...
Driver admits crashing into Rainham railway station in confession to British Transport Police after pictures of damage shared
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/i-crashed-into-railway-station-...
it seems we have a driver (eventually) owning up
After enough time to sober up or have a few drinks to calm their nerves.
Because panic is the first reaction and driving away in a damaged car is perfectly normal, remembering later how many CCTV cameras are at train stations and the identifiable car parts. Not for use in identifying bicycle thieves of course.
"I know they hit both the electrics and the gas supplies because the gas man came round on Christmas Day and told me to leave my house. So I went to the pub for a while."
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/driver-mocked-firefighters-flying-car-8885632
(I want to know more about the sausage dog stuck in decking)
Road.cc HQ re-imagined
So two passengers received serious injuries in separate crashes with trees in neighbouring towns. Sounds like a growing menace to me!
wondering about a "car flips"/ lands on roof thread. A bit like CCIB, I just don't remember this ever being a thing, now it's every week. There would be bonus likes for incidents that happened on a Restricted Road (since we all now know what one of those is).
Woman injured in vehicle crash before being cut free (picture)
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23904568.woman-injured-vehicle-cr...
Car flips over after crash in middle of residential street
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/car-flips-over-after-crash...
Car flips on to roof in north Belfast crash
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/car-flips-on-to...
Baby and man in hospital after car flips and crashes in Edinburgh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66900521
For my next trick, I gave Frome the Dutchcyclinglifestyle.com treatment:
https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/westcountry-town-named-one-...
Police called out to single-vehicle crash in Greenock
Single vehicle and no driver
https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/23910460.police-called-single-v...
No buildings were harmed but at 2pm on Friday afternoon a collision resulted in a car ending up on its side on Chester Street in Shrewsbury. [article]
At 6am on Friday fire crews were called to a lorry fire in Wem and on Wednesday evening a fire inside a car required the attention of Craven Arms fire crew. If it wasn't fireworks then they surely will both have been charging 'modified' e-bikes.
I've not seen an update on the driver of a car that left the B4368 and hit a tree last week. He was "in critical condition and received specialist trauma care at the scene before being airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham".
Kiln Lane re-opened after stuck lorry recovered from narrow bridge
The lorry knocked down part of a wall when trying to cross the tight bridge near Brambridge Garden Centre.
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23914400.kiln-lane-re-opened-s...
Tisbury: Lorry driver fined after blocking road and hitting B&B
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/23922226.tisbury-lorry-driver-fi...
Over 700 dangerous driving dascham clips sent to West Midlands Police in one month as part of Operation Triton (a branch of OpSnap)
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/11/17/exposed-by-fellow-m...
round up
Ye Horns Inn in Goosnargh to open as normal after Land Rover crash
https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2023/08/ye-horns-inn-to-open-as-normal-aft...
(Lancashire, so who even cares?)
Dementia-hit drink-driver in pub car park crash had five pints after mate's funeral
Now Anthony Butters, 64, from Burslem, has been slapped with a driving ban
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/dementia-hit-dr...
Driver arrested and two injured after car crashes into Kingswood pub
https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/bristol/news/car-crashes-into-kings...
Car crashes into outside dining area at Bognor restaurant
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23658000.car-crashes-outside-dining-area...
Drink driving Cambridge woman crashes car into picnic bench at pub
She was four times over the drink drive limit
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/drink-driving-woman-lea...
Uber crashes into railings outside pub (picture)
A traffic light was damaged
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/uber-crashes-railing...
Drink-driver who lives 10 minutes' walk away from her local crashes into wall
Lisa Shaw had been drinking in The Butcher's Arms, in Forsbrook, before the 1am crash
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/drink-driver-wh...
Lorry gets stuck on High Street in Bewdley
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23936392.lorry-gets-stuck-high-stre...
"male bicycle user"
Car 'flees' after crash with cyclist
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23935569.bournemouth-car-flees-cr...
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