Photos show damaged car after reports of collision at Sompting pub: fire engine from Worthing sent to scene

There have been reports of a collision at a pub in Sompting this afternoon (Wednesday, August 14).

Photos submitted to this newspaper show a damaged blue/grey Renaut and a knocked over flower bed outside the Gardeners Arms. They also show a man in a high visibility jacket helping manoeuvre the vehicle away from the pub.

A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson confirmed: “We were called at 5.10pm to reports of a vehicle into a building at the Gardeners Arms in Sompting. We sent one fire engine from Worthing to the scene and firefighters just assisted with scene safety. They left at 5.29pm.”

A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “This was a minor incident only and police are not appealing for any further information at this time.”

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