Woman injured as car crashes into Indian restaurant

A woman was injured after a car crashed into an Indian restaurant in Tameside.

The Toyota vehicle smashed into the front of Lily's Vegetarian in Ashton-under-Lyne shortly before midday today (Wednesday). Firefighters were called to the scene in Oldham Road following the incident.

While the driver of the car escaped unharmed, a female pedestrian suffered minor injuries. The popular eatery was open at the time of the crash, but no customers or staff were hurt.

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Restaurant boss Ritesh Sachdev described the incident as an "accident".

"The poor lady took a turning," he said. "It was very narrow. She was a new driver and has just come straight out.

"It has taken off two of the barrier poles protecting our land. They are stainless steel so it's ripped those out.

"One window is completely shattered. That's our deli area and there were customers in at the time, but luckily they were on the other side.

"The poor lady was really shaken up, it could have happened to anyone."

Pictures from the scene showed the damage to the restaurant's window. However, Mr Sachdev said the restaurant will remain open as usual.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said, “At around 12pm today (Wednesday, 13^th November), firefighters were called to reports of a crash on Oldham Road in Ashton-under-Lyne.

“One fire engine from Ashton fire station quickly arrived at the scene, which involved a car that had crashed into a commercial building. One casualty self-rescued from the vehicle prior to the arrival of the fire service and a female pedestrian suffered minor injuries at the scene.

“Firefighters made the scene safe and handed over to colleagues at Greater Manchester Police. Crews left the scene at around 1pm.”

Greater Manchester Police has been approached for further information.