Three people injured as car crashes into British Heart Foundation shop

Three people are seriously injured after car crashes into British Heart Foundation shop in Chichester

• Fire crews worked to rescue a trapped person and four were taken to hospital 

Three people have been seriously injured after a car crashed into a charity shop.

The car, a blue Skoda, crashed into the British Heart Foundation Shop in North Street, Chichester, Sussex.

Emergency services, including Sussex Police, SECAmb paramedics and the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, were called to the incident which took place at around 12.15pm today.

Fire crews rescued one person who had become trapped due to the incident while ambulance crews treated three others for serious injuries.

All four were taken to hospital and three people are still receiving treatment for their injuries, The Argus reported.

Fire crews rescued one person who had become trapped due to the incident while ambulance crews treated three others for serious injuries

Emergency services, including Sussex Police, SECAmb paramedics and the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, were called to the incident

North Street was closed all afternoon and a cordon was in place around the charity shop.

A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said the force is appealing for witnesses.

The spokesperson added: ‘Emergency services are currently on the scene of a collision in North Street, Chichester. Police received a report of a car colliding with the front of a shop around 12.15pm on Tuesday (September 19).

‘Three people are currently receiving treatment for serious injuries. A cordon is in place to allow emergency services to respond to the collision and to make the area safe. No further information is available at this time.’

North Street was closed all afternoon and a cordon was in place around the charity shop

A spokeswoman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘We were called at 12.14pm to reports that a car had collided with a charity shop on North Street in Chichester.

‘Firefighters worked to release one person who was trapped as a result of the incident.

‘There were a number of emergency service vehicles in attendance and people were urged to avoid the area to allow firefighters to work safely.

‘The last fire crew left the scene shortly after 1.30pm.’

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