Police seek witnesses after car hits nursery wall in Southsea

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car collided with a nursery boundary wall.

By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Dec 2020, 11:57 BST

Updated 22nd Dec 2020, 13:49 BST

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As previously reported, a silver Volkswagen Polo collided with two walls that border the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on Friday afternoon.

One person was said to have suffered ‘minor injuries’ as a result.

The incident happened in Victoria Road North around 1.30pm on December 18.

A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020.

The wrecked car. Picture: Fiona Callingham — A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020. The wrecked car. Picture: Fiona Callingham

A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020.

The wrecked car. Picture: Fiona Callingham — A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020. The wrecked car. Picture: Fiona Callingham

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Officers investigating the collision are keen to speak with anyone who saw the silver, 2005-plate Polo in the moments before the collision, or anyone who witnessed the incident itself.

They also want to hear from anyone with CCTV footage from the area or dash cam footage.

It was the third time in two years that a car has driven into the outside of the nursery – with Portsmouth City Council having approved new safety measures for the road on December 17.

A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020.

The damage. Picture: Habibur Rahman — A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020. The damage. Picture: Habibur Rahman

A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020.

The damage. Picture: Habibur Rahman — A car drove into the boundary wall of the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery in Southsea on December 18, 2020. The damage. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting the reference 44200487278.

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