Framingham Earl: Railway Tavern pub car crash 'like an explosion'

The car crashed through the wall of the Norfolk pub at about 06:00 GMT

A landlady had a rude awakening when a car crashed through the side of her pub just before dawn.

The Nissan Qashqai smashed through the wall of the Railway Tavern in Framingham Earl, Norfolk, at about 06:00 GMT, landlady Tracey Moore said.

"I thought it was an explosion, then I saw all the debris - then I saw the car," she said.

Ms Moore said the driver was uninjured and after a structural engineer checked the pub it was able to open as normal.

The landlady, who lives at the pub, said: "I leapt out of bed and looked out the window and saw all the debris.

"It crashed into the side of the pub so I didn't see the car until I went outside."

The car hit the side wall of the Railway Tavern

The car crashed into a side wall and a storage shed so there was no damage inside the pub, she said.

Ms Moore added: "The driver was out and unscathed, and a passer-by was on the phone to the emergency services.

"The main thing is that everyone's OK."

The landlady said she was "shell-shocked" by the incident

The landlady said the pub has a very large car park, so she did not expect a car to park in the actual pub.

"I always say first come first served, but actually, I'm a bit shell-shocked," she said.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service sent a structural engineer who deemed the pub safe to open.

"Everyone is being so supportive," Ms Moore added.

"We have a fantastic community here."

Norfolk Police said they and other emergency services were called at about 06:20.

"No injuries were reported," a spokeswoman said.

"Both structural engineers and Highways England attended the incident to assess the safety of the building and surrounding area."

She said police had spoken with the driver and no arrests had been made.