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Car crashes into busy restaurant | Car crashes into busy restaurant |
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A car has crashed into the front of a restaurant in County Fermanagh following a police chase. | |
The vehicle ploughed into the Tullana on the Green restaurant in Lisnarick, near Enniskillen during Sunday lunch. | |
Two people were taken to hospital. Two men fled from the vehicle afterwards. A 21-year-old man was arrested. | |
The car had earlier failed to stop for police. Craig Woods who was eating in the restaurant said there were about 60 diners on the premises at the time. | |
"There was a massive bang, and we saw the rafters coming down from the roof. The glass just completely shattered all over everybody," he said. | "There was a massive bang, and we saw the rafters coming down from the roof. The glass just completely shattered all over everybody," he said. |
"A couple of posts that were holding up part of the roof came down over one of the tables." | "A couple of posts that were holding up part of the roof came down over one of the tables." |
The incident happened at about 1430 BST on Sunday. | |
The 70-seater restaurant is situated in the village of Lisnarick, close to Castle Archdale in the Fermanagh lakelands. | The 70-seater restaurant is situated in the village of Lisnarick, close to Castle Archdale in the Fermanagh lakelands. |
A PSNI spokesperson said the vehicle had failed to stop for officers in the Irvinestown Road area of Enniskillen and it was pursued by police. | |
"A short time later police again observed the vehicle near Castle Archdale before it collided into restaurant premises in Lisnarick," the PSNI said. | |
Anyone with information is urged to contact the police on 0845 600 8000. |