Driver injured after car smashes into Boots in Liverpool

Emergency services said a Boots shopper was treated for shock after the crash

A motorist has been injured after a car smashed through the glass storefront of a Boots chemist at a shopping centre.

The vehicle crashed into the shop at Edge Lane Retail Park in Liverpool at about 14:08 GMT, smashing windows and damaging store items.

The car's driver was treated at the scene while one person in the store was treated for shock, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said.

Merseyside Police said there were no other injuries.

Eyewitnesses described the scene at the retail park as "bedlam", with some products left strewn across the floor.

Retail park staff said efforts to clean up the area and make the glass safe were underway

The black Volkswagen had crashed into three unoccupied vehicles in the car park at the shopping centre before ploughing through the storefront, police said.

A cordon was put in place around the store and the force appealed for witnesses to come forward.