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| Corfe Castle pub struck by vintage steam roller | Corfe Castle pub struck by vintage steam roller |
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| A vintage steam roller has smashed into a pub in a Dorset village. | A vintage steam roller has smashed into a pub in a Dorset village. |
| The engine was travelling through Corfe Castle on Sunday afternoon when it struck the corner of the Bankes Arms. | The engine was travelling through Corfe Castle on Sunday afternoon when it struck the corner of the Bankes Arms. |
| Customers and staff inside the 300-year-old building reported feeling the "building shake". Damage to the pub is believed to be minor. | |
| No-one was injured in the crash but the front of the Fowler D2 engine, which dates from the early 20th Century, was badly damaged. | No-one was injured in the crash but the front of the Fowler D2 engine, which dates from the early 20th Century, was badly damaged. |
| Eyewitness Angela Sturch said the engine was travelling very slowly through the narrow village streets when the accident happened. | Eyewitness Angela Sturch said the engine was travelling very slowly through the narrow village streets when the accident happened. |
| She said the driver seemed to be trying to avoid a car which came out of a side road and then slid into the building. | She said the driver seemed to be trying to avoid a car which came out of a side road and then slid into the building. |
| "It just fell apart in front of our eyes - it had been looking lovely and it was very sad to see it collapse in pieces. | "It just fell apart in front of our eyes - it had been looking lovely and it was very sad to see it collapse in pieces. |
| "People had been standing watching it, so it was just lucky there wasn't a tragedy." | "People had been standing watching it, so it was just lucky there wasn't a tragedy." |
| A spokesman for the National Trust which owns and leases out the building said structural engineers had assessed the damage. | |
| The pub had only recently re-opened after refurbishment. It remains open for business. | The pub had only recently re-opened after refurbishment. It remains open for business. |