OAP in a Merc Rammed Grade Two Listed Building in Winchester
Emergency services were called to a business in Winchester after a car rammed into the building. Recovery specialists used a crane to winch out the 320 Mercedes that was embedded into the three storey Georgian town house in Southgate Street after a pensioner lost control of it and became trapped. A shocked office worker spoke of his shock and terror as he witnessed the driver trying to reverse and then hitting a car before ploughing into the Grade 2 listed building. He said, “The car engine was revving. I think the man may have had his foot stuck on the gas pedal. I was really scared. I just ran and took cover by the fireplace as I thought the car was going to carry on shooting forward. The emergency services arrived very quickly and they help get the driver out of the car. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000P87cOQ51ptE” g_name=”Car-into-Office” width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] The road was closed to traffic to allow the emergency vehicles to get close to the scene.
