Car ploughs into Boots in front of terrified shoppers causing 'bedlam'

07 December 2023 , 15:46

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Car ploughs into Boots in front of terrified shoppers causing 'bedlam'

A Volkswagen car has crashed into the front of a Boots store on the Edge Lane retail park in Liverpool, leaving broken glass and debris as onlookers watched on.

Photos show carnage with a broken metal bollard and the vehicle inside the store. The incident was described as "bedlam" by one witness and there are reportedly at least two fire engines, two ambulances and five police vehicles at the scene after the incident was first reported shortly before 2.30pm today, Wednesday, December 7.

Merseyside Police have confirmed that no injuries have been reported, despite the black Volkswagen Tiguan colliding with three other cars before ending up in the Boots store. Officials are continuing to look at CCTV and have asked witnesses to come forward.

A cordon has been put up at the scene as officials piece together exactly what happened (Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

Videos of the scene show a recovery vehicle arriving tasked with removing the car as part of an ongoing clean-up, reports the Liverpool Echo. It is not yet known if the M&S Foodhall or H&M fashion retailer next to the Boots suffered any damage as a result of the crash.

A photo showed the chaos after the Volkswagen ploughed into the store

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm that emergency services are on the retail park in Montrose Way in Liverpool this afternoon (Thursday 7 December). Just after 2pm we received a report that a black Volkswagen Tiguan drove into a shop on Montrose Way. Further enquiries established the vehicle was involved in a collision with three other cars before it drove into the store.

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"No injuries have been reported to police and a cordon is in place on Montrose Way whilst emergency services remain at the scene. Witness and CCTV enquiries are being carried out in the area. If you have any information on this incident, please contact @MerPolCC online using log 465 of Thursday 7 December."

Abigail Nicholson