Man dies after car crashes into former pub near St Albans

The former pub is north-west of St Albans, on the A5183 opposite the junction with Punchbowl Lane in Redbourn

A man has died after his car crashed into a former pub.

The vehicle hit the wall of the private house on the A5183 Redbourn Road, near St Albans, at about 20:00 BST on Sunday.

Hertfordshire Police said the 28-year-old man who was driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

The building had been in use as a pub since the 17th Century. It was rebuilt in 1901, and was formerly known as The Punch Bowl, Spritzers, and Fudge.

The building in Redbourn was formerly The Punch Bowl pub

Police, ambulance and fire service crews were all sent out.

Police said the car was travelling south towards St Albans when the crash happened.

Now known as Punch Bowl House, the building is a private home.

In 2019, a woman started a petition calling for safety measures on the road after her mother was killed in a collision with another driver, who also died.