Bridge Inn Lowesmoor van crash landlord describes incident

A grey Ford Transit crashed into The Bridge Inn in Lowesmoor Terrace in Worcester while white Renault Iveco crashed into a wall opposite just before 10.15am.

Despite the impact, the pub is undamaged and open for business and there were no casualties in the pub itself as the landlord reveals what it was like to be inside when the incident happened.

Lloyd Cox, landlord of the Bridge, said: "The whole pub shuddered.

"I thought World War Three had started and I'd missed the announcement, or that the bulldozing had begun on the new Lowesmoor Wharf developments. 

AMSHED: The airbags went off in the van which crashed into The Bridge Inn in Lowesmoor in Worcester (Image: Supplied)

"On going outside, I found a grey van "parked", with the corner of my building stuck in the middle of its bonnet. Like a bike in a bike rack.

"The male occupant was fine, although inevitably claiming severe neck pain. There was another large white van on the opposite side of the road that had gone through a wall and railings.

EMERGENCY: Firefighters deal with crashed van (Image: Newsquest)

"At no point in the melee did I see the driver or whether he was OK. Although neighbours told me how unlucky he was, because it was his first day in his new job, renovating windows in their apartment block.

"No one at the pub was injured, and the wall looks untouched. The emergency services were professional and although the road was temporarily blocked, they were able to get it all cleared and the road open again pretty quickly. Trading at the pub has been unaffected and we are open for business as usual."

EMERGENCY: Police, fire crews and ambualnces at Lowesmoor following a crash (Image: Newsquest)

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of an RTC on Lowesmoor Terrace at 10.14am, one ambulance attended.

"On arrival we discovered two vans, one that had crashed into a building and one that had crashed into a wall.

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"We assessed and treated one patient for minor injuries, a man, who was discharged at the scene."

VAN: A second van has crashed into a wall on the opposite side of the road to The Bridge (Image: Newsquest)

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "We received a call around 10.10am this morning (25 April) with a report of a collision on Lowesmoor Terrace in Worcester.

"Officers attended the incident to find one van had collided with The Bridge pub and another van had collided with a property opposite.

"Thankfully, at present no injuries to report and officers will remain on scene until recovery of the vehicles is complete."