Driver 'very lucky' as window impaled by large piece of wood after smashing into bus shelter

By Steve Deeks
Published 22nd Jan 2023, 17:57 BST
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A MOTORIST was ‘very lucky’ after an aborted overtake saw the car smash into a bus shelter as the driver’s windscreen was impaled by a large piece of wood.

The wooden bus shelter near Alresford was left destroyed after the driver mounted a verge to avoid a crash. The incident happened on Wednesday around 4pm on the A272 near the junction with Brockwood Lane. The driver escaped with minor injuries.

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Hampshire Roads Policing Unit said: ‘One very lucky driver. After an aborted overtake, the driver took to the verge driving through a bus shelter.’

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