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| Costa coffee crash: One dead, five injured, as car hits Kent cafe | |
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| One person died and five were injured when a car ploughed into a coffee shop in Kent. | |
| The casualty was declared dead at the scene after the Audi crashed into Costa on The Green, Westerham, at 10:30 GMT. | |
| South East Coast Ambulance (Secamb) said five more people were taken to hospital, four with serious injuries and one with minor injuries. | |
| The centre of Westerham has been closed while emergency services remain at the scene. | |
| Eyewitness Peter Thornley tweeted: "Someone has just driven a car straight into Costa Coffee in Westerham. Madness." | Eyewitness Peter Thornley tweeted: "Someone has just driven a car straight into Costa Coffee in Westerham. Madness." |
| 'People in shock' | |
| Sally Pendleton, who is visiting Westerham for Christmas, arrived at the scene five minutes after the crash. | |
| She said the car had gone through a plate glass window. | |
| "We walked past and saw a car had just been lodged straight inside Costa Coffee," she said. | |
| "There was a man still in the car and probably about 12 people by the side of the Costa looking very much in shock. | |
| "There were a few people who had been hurt and quite a few elderly people as well. | |
| "It's a horrible thing to have happened, on Christmas Eve of all days. | |
| "Westerham is quite a quiet, sleepy area usually." | |
| Police have set up a witness centre at The Chequers public house in Westerham High Street. |