Car into shop - Peakhurst
Published: 07 Nov 2020 01:56pm
Just before 2pm on Saturday 7 November, Fire and Rescue NSW responded to a car which had crashed into a shop on Ogilvy St, Peakhurst.
Firefighters from Riverwood Fire Station arrived to find the vehicle had driven through a shopfront, with an elderly female driver still inside suffering from shock.
A specialist rescue crew from Hurstville Fire Station inspected the building for major structural damage. Whilst they deemed the building safe, the glass front of the shop was destroyed.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the driver for shock, however no further injuries were sustained.
The scene was handed over to NSW Police and the shop owners after firefighters assisted with the clean up and removal of the vehicle.
Updated: 30 Jan 2023 09:15pm
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Stations nearby
136A Belmore Road, Riverwood NSW 2210
38 Morts Road, Mortdale NSW 2223
5-9 Butler Rd, Hurstville NSW 2220