Waitrose in Lewes forced to close after car crashes into building

Waitrose in Lewes was forced to close this morning (Monday, November 12) after a car smashed into the building.
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The tweeted photograph

The white Volkswagen appeared to have reversed into the supermarket from one of the parking bays.

Lewes Present tweeted an image of the significant damage caused.

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A Sussex Police spokesman said: “Emergency services were called shortly after 11am on Monday to a car which had collided with the shop.

“An ambulance attended and the driver was treated for minor injuries.”

Customers were evacuated as a precaution and the store was closed for some two hours.

A spokesperson for Waitrose and Partners said a man had accidentally reversed into the branch. He and his wife, a passenger in the car, were taken to hospital as a precaution.

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The spokesperson said: “We’d like to offer our thanks to South East Coast Ambulance paramedics, who were very swift in their response. Although we did close for a brief period, we’re pleased to report that the store has now reopened.”