PICTURES: Car crashes into shop in Dudley town centre
A car smashed into the front of shop in Dudley town centre this afternoon.
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Witnesses said the elderly driver was reversing his Ford Fiesta into a parking space in New Street when he crashed into the shop.
The car continued reversing, hitting another vehicle before going into the front of MSB News & Off Licence.
The driver was helped from his car by firefighters and checked over by paramedics at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.
Staff were evacuated from the row of shops following the smash at 3.15pm as workers from the gas board were called in the inspect the property.
New Street was closed in both directions for around an hour.
