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Shoppers gobsmacked after bizarre Land Rover smash leaves one motor mounted on top of another

Shoppers gobsmacked after bizarre Land Rover smash leaves one motor mounted on top of another

The Irish Sun3 days ago

YOU can't park there madam! Supermarket shoppers are gobsmacked after a car park prang left one motor mounted on top of another.
The smash is said to have happened when a woman in a Land Rover reversed into another car, flipping it over and hitting a silver VW Beetle.
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Supermarket shoppers are gobsmacked after a car park prang left one motor mounted on top of another
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The smash is said to have happened when a woman in a Land Rover reversed into another car
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Others pointed out it looked like a modern sculpture.
Former Army aircraft technician David Bowden posted pictures on social media, adding: 'It's all happening in Falmouth Sainsbury's.
'It is amazing, like a bit of modern art, or a collapsed game of Jenga.'
Mark Carveth joked: 'The winner of the 2025 Turner prize is a sculpture from Falmouth.'
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Dawn Chittock said: 'Would make a great Specsavers advert.'
The incident happened at a Sainsbury's supermarket in Falmouth, Cornwall, on Saturday.
A tannoy went out in the store asking for the driver of the blue car to attend the car park - where they were in for a shock.
The vehicles were all recovered and no one was hurt.
Two people were in one of the vehicles at the time of the crash, but both got out of the vehicle uninjured.
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Cops said the drivers swapped insurance details at the scene.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We were called to Sainsbury's, Falmouth, car park at around 1.30pm on Saturday 31 May following a report of a three vehicle collision.
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"Only one vehicle had occupants but both got out of the car uninjured. All vehicles were recovered and insurance details swapped."
A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "Emergency services attended an incident in the car park of our Falmouth store on Saturday afternoon. A small section of the car park was closed for a couple of hours and we're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused."
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The vehicles were all recovered and no one was hurt
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Onlookers pointed out it looked like a modern sculpture
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