Oswestry retailer 'devastated' after car crashes into shop
A business owner has been left "devastated" after a car crashed into his shop in Shropshire.Police are hunting two people who fled the scene, after the grey VW Tiguan sped along Leg Street in Oswestry, before crashing into Under One Roof just after 23:00 BST on Sunday.Shop owner Thomas James said that "virtually everything" in the gift shop was destroyed, leaving him "tired, angry and upset"."I'm so sorry for the artists who believed in me to bring their business to Oswestry. I'm broken," he said on Facebook.
West Mercia Police confirmed that the two people inside the car have not yet been found.
The force said that a thorough investigation was ongoing, with CCTV footage being reviewed and they also appealed for anyone with information to come forward."We sympathise with the owners and those that work there and are doing everything possible to identify and prosecute the individuals responsible," the force added.
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