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Land Rover crashes through Bolton Dog and Partridge pub wall | |
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A man has been arrested after a Land Rover smashed through the wall of a pub, coming to a stop in the bar. | A man has been arrested after a Land Rover smashed through the wall of a pub, coming to a stop in the bar. |
The landlord of the Dog and Partridge in Bolton said the vehicle stopped just where he had been standing before going outside for a cigarette moments before. | |
Police said no-one was injured in the crash and the driver was held on suspicion of driving offences. | |
The vehicle has been removed from the building in Manor Street and engineers were carrying out structural tests. | |
Landlord Neil Piper said: "I now have an eight foot by eight foot hole in the corner of the building. | |
"The driver walked out without a scratch. It's amazing how nobody got hurt because the vaults is one of the most popular rooms in the pub, it's where the regulars stand or sit. | "The driver walked out without a scratch. It's amazing how nobody got hurt because the vaults is one of the most popular rooms in the pub, it's where the regulars stand or sit. |
"If there would have been anyone in that room today they would have been killed." | "If there would have been anyone in that room today they would have been killed." |
The crash happened at about 17:55 GMT. |
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