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Sophie Doughty

BMW smashes into shop front sparking 999 response on South Shields street


This is the aftermath of a dramatic collision that saw a car crash outside a shop front.

The incident happened on Dean Road in South Shields, on Sunday night.

Emergency Services were called to the scene, outside R Stanley Windows, at around 5.35pm.

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When firefighters arrived the car was empty. And no one is known to have been injured in the incident.

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Dean Road was blocked as emergency services dealt with the incident. A video obtained by ChronicleLive shows two fire crews in attendance while police were at the scene.

The aftermath of a crash on Dean Road in South Shields, picture by Elaine Buchanan (Elaine Buchanan)

A spokeswoman for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said: "We attended the incident at 5.35pm. We got the call off the police.

"We sent one pumps, then a second pump as the car was an electric vehicle. There was one shop damaged by the vehicle."

Damage to the outside of R Stanley Windows on Dean Road in South Shields (Iain Buist/Newcastle Chronicle)

Pictures today show the aftermath of the crash with brickwork being damaged at R Stanley Windows and the pavement outside.

Northumbria Police have been contacted for a comment.

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