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Car smashes into doorway of Wokingham pizza takeaway

by Phil Creighton
December 13, 2023
in Featured, Wokingham
A car went through the doorway of Papa Johns in Wokingham's Peach Street Picture: Andrew Batt

A car went through the doorway of Papa Johns in Wokingham's Peach Street Picture: Andrew Batt

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A CAR smashed into the doorway of a pizza takeaway in Wokingham town centre this evening.

Car in doorway of pizza restaurant
Both the fire brigade and police were called to Peach Street after a car went into the doorway of a pizza restaurant Picture: Andrew Batt

Emergency services were called to the Papa John’s branch in Peach Street around 6pm this evening.

The area has been sealed off to allow an investigation to take place.

The doors of the branch have buckled and there debris around.

A hose can be seen coming from a fire engine, coming to the car.

It is not known how the vehicle came to be in the front of the shop.

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