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.”

1. Gardeners Arms
Photos show a damaged car and a knocked over flower bed outside the Gardeners Arms, Sompting, on Wednesday afternoon, August 14 Photo: Sussex News and Pictures

2. Gardeners Arms
Photos show a damaged car and a knocked over flower bed outside the Gardeners Arms, Sompting, on Wednesday afternoon, August 14 Photo: Sussex News and Pictures

3. Gardeners Arms
Photos show a damaged car and a knocked over flower bed outside the Gardeners Arms, Sompting, on Wednesday afternoon, August 14 Photo: Sussex News and Pictures

4. Gardeners Arms
Photos show a damaged car and a knocked over flower bed outside the Gardeners Arms, Sompting, on Wednesday afternoon, August 14 Photo: Sussex News and Pictures