Lucky escape after driver crashes into restaurant
9:36pm Friday 16th May 2008
By Graeme Hetherington »
STAFF and customers in an Indian takeaway had a lucky escape when a car smashed through its front windows.
The Mercedes Benz driver's car narrowly missed staff working behind the bar at the restaurant in High Street, Yarm, near Stockton.
"I couldn't believe what happened. The noise was incredible, I really can't believe nobody was seriously hurt."
Eye witness Brian Barlow
The impact was so powerful that only about six inches of the car remained outside the window following the accident at about 6.30pm last night.
The unlucky customer is a regular at the Raj Bari, according to staff.
Mahfuz Ahmed, weekend manager of the restaurant, said: "It sounded like a bomb had gone off, everyone was very lucky not to be seriously injured.
"The guy was a regular customer and had just popped in to pick up his takeaway when he accidentally drove through the windows.
"Thankfully, this happened at 6.30pm because we are usually still quiet then, but if it had happened an hour later people could easily have been killed in the accident. One of our customers suffered minor cuts and bruises, but I don't think the driver was hurt at all."
Witness Brian Barlow said: "I couldn't believe what happened. The noise was incredible. I really can't believe nobody was seriously hurt."
Fire crews had to call on a structural engineer to assess the damage before they entered the premises or any attempt was made to free the car from the window.
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andy bradshaw, stockton on tees (ragworth) says...
10:10pm Fri 16 May 08
its about time yarm had a drive through lol
andy bradshaw, stockton on tees (ragworth) says...
10:10pm Fri 16 May 08
its about time yarm had a drive through lol
axel, yarm says...
10:36pm Fri 16 May 08
sarah, ingleby barwick says...
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yan, darlington says...
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Lee Spence, Stockton says...
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dave the rave, yarm says...
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Tom Qaid, teesside says...
7:43am Wed 21 May 08
Doh, thats pants, wrong Restaurant
Rob White, Work says...
7:46am Wed 21 May 08
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Al G, Hartlepool says...
12:50pm Wed 21 May 08
Siimmy.Baybii.x, Huuddz__Brapp says...
7:55pm Wed 21 May 08
At Least Mushy Wasnt Hurt ;)
&& EveryOne Else In Ther
:)
&& Good Job His oKaii..
He Could've Ended Up In A Korma..
Jus Fort ii Would TRY
&& Put SumFing Funny :D
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CMcP, Lazenby says...
7:47am Thu 22 May 08
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andy bradshaw, stockton on tees (ragworth) says...
10:09pm Fri 16 May 08
its about time yarm had a drive through lol