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A supermarket shopper drove down the aisle of a store after losing control of his car while parking. | A supermarket shopper drove down the aisle of a store after losing control of his car while parking. |
| The man, aged in his 60s, was reversing his Kia car into a parking space and careered into the Premier shop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. | The man, aged in his 60s, was reversing his Kia car into a parking space and careered into the Premier shop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. |
| Manager Daljit Sidhu was on the shop floor when the car came through a window on Wednesday and said no one was hurt despite a shower of debris. | Manager Daljit Sidhu was on the shop floor when the car came through a window on Wednesday and said no one was hurt despite a shower of debris. |
| Police said a man was reported for driving without due care and attention. | Police said a man was reported for driving without due care and attention. |
| The driver had gone into a stationary Ford Fiesta, knocking it into bollards before going into the supermarket, and coming to a stop in the middle of the shop floor. | The driver had gone into a stationary Ford Fiesta, knocking it into bollards before going into the supermarket, and coming to a stop in the middle of the shop floor. |
| Foot slipped | Foot slipped |
| Mr Sidhu, 52, said:? I heard a big bang and a car came crashing through my shop window. | |
| "There was only me and a young girl in the shop at the time and thankfully she was at the counter end of the shop. | "There was only me and a young girl in the shop at the time and thankfully she was at the counter end of the shop. |
| "I rushed out and gave the man a chair. He was very shaken up." | "I rushed out and gave the man a chair. He was very shaken up." |
| His wife, Linzer Sidhu, added:? All we can think is that the man's foot slipped onto the accelerator and he panicked - the car kept getting quicker and quicker as it came towards the shop." |