A car has crashed into a former chip shop in Overseal.

An elderly couple are reported to have escaped uninjured from the crash in Burton Road.

Structural engineers have been sent out to inspect the damage to the building which also includes the Co-operative and several flats.

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Car has now been moved from the premises

The car has now been moved from the premises and clear up work has started on the shop. Workers are currently inside the shop clearing up. It marks the first time it has been open in more than a year.

Car parking spaces are not currently available immediately outside the fish bar and it is causing delays for traffic trying to access the car park.

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Shop open as usual

The Co-operative in Overseal is open as usual to customers following the incident. The village store has not needed to close following the smash and it is business as usual.

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More images of the scene

Part of the car park has been cordoned off
Part of the car park has been cordoned off (Image: Dave Fern)

This photo taken by Dave Fern

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South Derbyshire District Council has Tweeted

A Tweet from the council:

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No structural damage to building - council says

Structural experts have assessed the building following the crash after concerns were raised. However, a spokesman for South Derbyshire District Council said: “Our building control team was called out to Burton Road, Overseal at just after 3pm today. Assessments show no fundamental structural damage has been caused and our contractors will board up the shop once the car has been removed. We have also turned the gas off as a precaution.”

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Eye witness at the scene speaks out

Overseal resident Dave Fern said he had gone outside when he saw the blue emergency lights and spotted the car. He said: “I saw the car wedged inside the front of the shop. The Co-op is open but the fish bar hasn’t been open for a long time.

“It was not long ago we had the police car that was burnt out and now this.”

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Derbyshire Fire Service tweet

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has Tweeted about the incident

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Ambulance service says one patient is treated

East Midlands Ambulance Service has said one person has been treated at the scene. A spokesman said: “We received a call at 3.13pm to Seagull Fish Bar in Burton Road, Overseal. The caller reported that a car had hit a building. We sent a crewed ambulance and one patient was treated on scene.”

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Emergency services at the scene

This is the scene captured by Layla Williams
This is the scene captured by Layla Williams

Another photo, this time, taken by Layla Williams shows fire crews from Ashby and Swadlincote at the scene

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Police confirm there are no injuries

Derbyshire Police has confirmed the elderly couple inside the vehicle did not suffer injuries. Officers were called at 3.45pm by the fire service and requested structural engineers to attend.

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Photo shows the damage

A car has smashed into a building in Burton Road, Overseal
A car has smashed into a building in Burton Road, Overseal

This dramatic photo taken by Dave Fern shows the extent of the damage to the former Seagull Fish Bar. Structural engineers from South Derbyshire District Council have been called to the building which also houses the Co-operative store and several flats above. However, the Co-operative has confirmed it has not been evacuated.

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Fire and police services called out to serious crash in Overseal

An elderly couple are believed to have been in the vehicle, a Ford Kuga Titanium, when the incident happened.

The vehicle smashed into the former Seagull Fish Bar, which has been closed for more than a year, at around 3.15pm today.

Fire crews from Swadlincote and Ashby have attended the scene.

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