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Mayor Terry Buckle 'blames brakes' for Tesco car crash | Mayor Terry Buckle 'blames brakes' for Tesco car crash |
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A mayor who drove through the doors of his local Tesco Express is blaming his car's brakes, his colleague has said. | A mayor who drove through the doors of his local Tesco Express is blaming his car's brakes, his colleague has said. |
Councillor Terry Buckle, the new mayor of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, drove into the store at Lawson Place, Moreton Hall, on Tuesday afternoon. | Councillor Terry Buckle, the new mayor of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, drove into the store at Lawson Place, Moreton Hall, on Tuesday afternoon. |
He was taken to West Suffolk Hospital with minor injuries. | He was taken to West Suffolk Hospital with minor injuries. |
His colleague, Councillor Frank Warby, told BBC Radio Suffolk: "He tells me he went to park his car, the brakes failed and the car carried forward." | His colleague, Councillor Frank Warby, told BBC Radio Suffolk: "He tells me he went to park his car, the brakes failed and the car carried forward." |
Mr Buckle has been discharged from hospital and is now resting at home. | Mr Buckle has been discharged from hospital and is now resting at home. |
Tesco said nobody was hurt and that it was now considering "options for bollards" at the entrance. | Tesco said nobody was hurt and that it was now considering "options for bollards" at the entrance. |
Suffolk Police said officers were called to the store, which is on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds, at 16:35 BST on Tuesday. | Suffolk Police said officers were called to the store, which is on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds, at 16:35 BST on Tuesday. |
'Words of advice' | 'Words of advice' |
Moreton Hall councillor Mr Warby said: "Luckily enough it was an automatic sliding door that opened as he went forward, causing minimum damage to the car and to the store itself. | Moreton Hall councillor Mr Warby said: "Luckily enough it was an automatic sliding door that opened as he went forward, causing minimum damage to the car and to the store itself. |
"Terry was shaken up and taken to hospital, but sent home later on." | "Terry was shaken up and taken to hospital, but sent home later on." |
Suffolk Police said there would be no further investigation but "words of advice" had been given to the driver. | |
Eyewitness Joe Sadler, a fitness instructor from Newmarket, said: "I was sitting in my car looking at stuff on my phone and when I looked up there was a car sitting in the doorway of the shop - there was no sound or anything, it was just there. | Eyewitness Joe Sadler, a fitness instructor from Newmarket, said: "I was sitting in my car looking at stuff on my phone and when I looked up there was a car sitting in the doorway of the shop - there was no sound or anything, it was just there. |
"I've been posting fitness articles on Twitter for years and get the odd retweet if I'm lucky. I post one picture of a car in Tesco and my Twitter profile has never been so busy." | "I've been posting fitness articles on Twitter for years and get the odd retweet if I'm lucky. I post one picture of a car in Tesco and my Twitter profile has never been so busy." |
A Tesco spokesman said the doors of the store were broken but there was "hardly any damage" to the car. | A Tesco spokesman said the doors of the store were broken but there was "hardly any damage" to the car. |
He said: "We wish the driver a speedy recovery and are relieved that none of our other customers or colleagues were hurt during this incident." |
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