Three injured after vehicle drives into coffee shop

The road closed between Arkell Avenue and Brize Norton Road

Three people have been injured after a vehicle drove into a coffee shop.

The vehicle crashed into Costa Coffee on Burford Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, on Wednesday afternoon.

Thames Valley Police said the road was closed off after the crash, with emergency services at the scene. It does not believe the crash was a deliberate act by the driver.

Police advised the public to avoid the area, and asked for any witnesses, or anyone with footage of the incident, to come forward.

A police spokesperson also asked the public not to share footage of the scene on social media, "out of respect for those who have been injured".

A Thames Valley Air Ambulance spokesperson confirmed its helicopter was also dispatched to the incident to "provide advanced critical care".

The road was closed between Arkell Avenue and Brize Norton Road while the vehicle was removed and towed away.

The vehicle crashed into the Costa Coffee on Burford Road (pictured before the crash)

Eynsham resident Bob Beechers, 74, said he was alerted to the incident after hearing a "quite loud crash".

He said: "I came out to have a look and it quickly became apparent I was looking at an accident scene where an SUV vehicle had crashed straight through the plate glass windows of the Costa Coffee shop."

He added that the plate glass "didn't appear to shatter" and so "knocked a lot of people out of the way".