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Published Date: 31 July 2010
By Paul Fielding
A WITNESS has described the terrifying moment a driver ploughed across a shop car park and smashed through a garden wall.
The incident happened at Tesco Express on Kilnhouse Lane, St Annes, at just after 12.30pm yesterday.

Witnesses described a man driving a gold Vauxhall Astra come out of the Shell petrol station next to the row of shops and "shoot" the wrong way across the one-way forecourt and car park before smashing through a wall and into the garden of a home next to the store.

Davey Coulter, 66, of nearby Cromer Road, said: "It's lucky nobody was killed."

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  • Last Updated: 31 July 2010 8:34 AM
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  • Location: Blackpool
 
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OhWhatAHappyWorld,

31/07/2010 17:22:28
Ill bet you it was an elderly bloke in an automatic car!
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faceless,

halifax 31/07/2010 18:03:02
keep going well--keep going shell
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trevron,

marton 31/07/2010 18:44:20
Yep! My local garage has been ram raided on at least two occasions by elderly drivers in thier new automatics.
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Literate,

Cleveleys 31/07/2010 20:27:02
HORROR CRASH!! Unless the journalist has missed out a rather important detail noone was injured. What makes it horrific?
"Car damaged in unusual circumstances" would be more like it.
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Andrew ...,

31/07/2010 22:48:17
"Horror" as an adjective is one of these peculiar expressions that only seem to be used by local newspaper reporters. Others include "chilling", and "bid" (to describe someone asking for something). Perhaps the corniest of all, is "mercy men" to describe paramedics - they are in fact paid professionals and can be prosecuted for negligence if they fail in some way. No discussion of local newspaper journalism would be complete without a mention of another altruistic profession, namely the noble and brave "solider".

Anyway, I digress. I was down Kilnhouse Lane earlier and had a quick look at the damage. It would appear that the driver at least had enough presence of mind to keep steer his car away from the main road. He's probably wishing he didn't choose the super unleaded.
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Rick2000,

Lancashire 01/08/2010 11:13:36
How come these haven't been deleted? What so special about these?
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Rick2000,

Lancashire 01/08/2010 11:24:45
We have a resident troll deleter in our midst that gets their kicks from any comments that are regarding him (sorry I meant It), however insulting. In future, please do not mention It, and It will not get any satisfaction from seeing other people rise to the occasion.
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Adrian J,

Blackpool 01/08/2010 13:15:31
I was behind this elderly gent and he pulled into the petrol station at snails pace. So when I came out from paying for fuel and his car shot off at speed it seemed suspicious and then I noticed his leg dangling out the door and realised he wasnt in control.

It was an automatic yes.
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peter k. roberts,

warton 01/08/2010 19:06:30
for st. annes this IS horrible, unless you go out in the dark!
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Jack Dawson,

At home 02/08/2010 13:08:37
Oh the humanity....car crashes into wall!

Coming soon, chip pan fire in Bispham....nobody hurt but local man may have to have mash rather than chips...
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