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03
May 2023
Car crashes into shop in Knaresborough
A driver escaped serious injury today when his car crashed into the front of a shop on Knaresborough High Street.
The Honda mounted the pavement and went into The Clothing Store of Knaresborough early this afternoon.
Dave Lombardi, whose wife Rebecca owns the shop, went to help the passenger and then called the emergency services for help. He said:
The front of the car hit the pillar outside the shop.
Police and ambulance crews attended the scene.
Mr Lombardi said a concrete pillar outside the shop and the car bumper were damaged but the situation could have been far worse.
Only one customer was in the shop at the time and nobody was walking past on the busy High Street at the time of the incident.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said:
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