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| One dead after car crashes into Costa Coffee branch in Kent | One dead after car crashes into Costa Coffee branch in Kent |
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| One person has died and several people have been injured after a car crashed into a cafe in Kent, an ambulance spokeswoman said. | One person has died and several people have been injured after a car crashed into a cafe in Kent, an ambulance spokeswoman said. |
| The black Audi ploughed into the branch of Costa Coffee in market square, Westerham, at about 10.30am on Christmas Eve. | The black Audi ploughed into the branch of Costa Coffee in market square, Westerham, at about 10.30am on Christmas Eve. |
| A spokeswoman for South East Coast ambulance service said: “Our clinicians have treated six patients at the incident at Costa Coffee in Westerham today. One was sadly pronounced as deceased at scene. | |
| “Five further patients [were] treated at the scene and then taken to hospital - four with serious injuries and one with minor injuries.” | |
| “Two patients, an adult male and female, were taken by ambulance to St George’s Hospital in London, both with serious injuries. Two further patients, an adult male and female, were taken by ambulance to the Princess Royal Hospital in Farnborough - again both with serious injuries. An adult female with minor injuries was also taken by ambulance to Pembury Hospital.” | |
| A photograph taken by a witness showed the Audi had smashed through a side window of the cafe on London Road. Bridget Rowe, who lives on the next corner, told the Sevenoaks Chronicle the crash sounded “like a bomb had gone off”. | A photograph taken by a witness showed the Audi had smashed through a side window of the cafe on London Road. Bridget Rowe, who lives on the next corner, told the Sevenoaks Chronicle the crash sounded “like a bomb had gone off”. |
| WESTERHAM: An Audi car has crashed into Costa at Market Square. Several people reportedly injured. Road closed. pic.twitter.com/EVgjT17Qb4 | WESTERHAM: An Audi car has crashed into Costa at Market Square. Several people reportedly injured. Road closed. pic.twitter.com/EVgjT17Qb4 |
| A shopworker, who did not want to be named but was left shaken by the crash, said: “It sounded horrendous. You don’t know what something is when you first hear it. It happened at around 10.30 – it’s still too shocking. The whole road has been closed off. I just want to get out of here now.” | A shopworker, who did not want to be named but was left shaken by the crash, said: “It sounded horrendous. You don’t know what something is when you first hear it. It happened at around 10.30 – it’s still too shocking. The whole road has been closed off. I just want to get out of here now.” |
| A shopkeeper said an elderly man was driving and a woman was in the passenger seat. Both were trapped when the car hit the cafe, she said. | |
| The woman, who did not want to be named, said she rushed outside her shop to see what had happened after hearing a loud bang. “There was just an enormous gust of wind and I thought it was that, and then we all went out thinking something had fallen over and it was a vehicle in the coffee shop,” she said. | The woman, who did not want to be named, said she rushed outside her shop to see what had happened after hearing a loud bang. “There was just an enormous gust of wind and I thought it was that, and then we all went out thinking something had fallen over and it was a vehicle in the coffee shop,” she said. |
| “It’s been a busy day and the town’s quite subdued at the moment. There’s two helicopters circling overhead and the road is still closed.” | “It’s been a busy day and the town’s quite subdued at the moment. There’s two helicopters circling overhead and the road is still closed.” |
| Several ambulances and at least two fire engines were at the scene, according to witnesses. | Several ambulances and at least two fire engines were at the scene, according to witnesses. |
| Someone has just driven a car straight into costa coffee in Westerham. Madness. pic.twitter.com/Rs0jwhnlFH | Someone has just driven a car straight into costa coffee in Westerham. Madness. pic.twitter.com/Rs0jwhnlFH |
| A police spokesman said: “Kent police were called at 10.32am on December 24 to reports a car had collided with a property in The Green, Westerham. | |
| “Police officers, South East Coast ambulance service and Kent fire and rescue service are at the scene and there are several reported injuries. The road has been closed.” | “Police officers, South East Coast ambulance service and Kent fire and rescue service are at the scene and there are several reported injuries. The road has been closed.” |