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| Andy Murray's Olympic gold post box hit by car in Dunblane | Andy Murray's Olympic gold post box hit by car in Dunblane |
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| The gold post box that commemorates Andy Murray's Olympic medal win has been knocked down by a car. | The gold post box that commemorates Andy Murray's Olympic medal win has been knocked down by a car. |
| It appeared a silver Mercedes rolled down the hill into the post box, according to local resident Graham Fleming, who saw the aftermath. | It appeared a silver Mercedes rolled down the hill into the post box, according to local resident Graham Fleming, who saw the aftermath. |
| He added the car appeared to have just missed a group of teenagers sitting on a bench less than a metre away. | He added the car appeared to have just missed a group of teenagers sitting on a bench less than a metre away. |
| The post box, in Dunblane, was painted after the Olympic tennis champion's singles win over Roger Federer in 2012. | The post box, in Dunblane, was painted after the Olympic tennis champion's singles win over Roger Federer in 2012. |
| Police Scotland confirmed they attended the "low speed collision" and that the female driver of the car had sustained a minor injury but did not require medical treatment. | Police Scotland confirmed they attended the "low speed collision" and that the female driver of the car had sustained a minor injury but did not require medical treatment. |
| It was unclear whether the woman was in the car at the time or not. | It was unclear whether the woman was in the car at the time or not. |
| Graham Fleming, the owner of Dunblane's Bennet's Butchers, lives next to the post box. He heard the crash from his lounge, and went to look from his window. | Graham Fleming, the owner of Dunblane's Bennet's Butchers, lives next to the post box. He heard the crash from his lounge, and went to look from his window. |
| He told the BBC Scotland news website: "I heard a massive thud... I looked out the window and there was a load of kids there who had been sitting on the chair beside the post box. | He told the BBC Scotland news website: "I heard a massive thud... I looked out the window and there was a load of kids there who had been sitting on the chair beside the post box. |
| "Literally the park bench they were sitting on was less than one metre away from post box." | "Literally the park bench they were sitting on was less than one metre away from post box." |
| He added that he thought they would have seen the car coming and that none of the people on the pavement appeared to have been hurt. | He added that he thought they would have seen the car coming and that none of the people on the pavement appeared to have been hurt. |
| Mr Fleming added: "A woman came down and drove the car away about a minute later... I think she was a bit embarrassed. | Mr Fleming added: "A woman came down and drove the car away about a minute later... I think she was a bit embarrassed. |
| "She parked the car a few metres away and waited for the police." | "She parked the car a few metres away and waited for the police." |
| Mr Fleming added that Royal Mail had been to the scene and that they had emptied the letters from the post box. | Mr Fleming added that Royal Mail had been to the scene and that they had emptied the letters from the post box. |
| The tennis star's mother Judy Murray tweeted her reaction in two words: "Oh no" | |
| A spokeswoman for Police Scotland confirmed they had been called to Dunblane's High Street at about 19:50 and that they were making inquiries into the circumstances of the collision. |