Nobody hurt as car crashes into pizza restaurant
Staff and diners have escaped injury after a car crashed into the side of a pizza restaurant.
Emergency services were called to Pizza Is Lovely on Stokes Croft, close to the Cheltenham Road junction in Bristol, at about 16:45 BST after a black BMW was driven into a window in the building.
The business was open at the time of the incident, but staff confirmed that nobody in the restaurant was injured. The driver has been taken to hospital, but their injuries are not believed to be serious.
In a statement, Pizza Is Lovely said that they will have to close while repair work is carried out.
Images from the scene show Stokes Croft closed with a large emergency services response at the scene.
A partial road closure is in place heading inbound towards The Bearpit roundabout while recovery work is carried out, police said.
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