Moment police car on 999 call smashes head-on into Spar supermarket and comes to a stop just inches from shopper after swerving to avoid oncoming vehicle
- Officers rammed into a supermarket at 11.35am on Wednesday 21 September
- The woman who was nearly hit slammed her hand on her chest and fell over
- A hauler arrived after a crash and lifted the vehicle on the back of its trailer
This is the shocking moment a police car on a 999 call smashed into Spar supermarket and almost hit a shopper after swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
CCTV footage showed the officers ramming straight into the shop after veering away from a driver who was turning right into the carpark.
Police smashed into the doors of the shop and narrowly avoided hitting a woman, who put her hand on her chest and fell over.
The crash happened at 11.35am on Wednesday 21 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland and after that the area was cordoned off.
This is the moment a police car on a 999 call smashed into Spar supermarket and almost hit a shopper (pictured right) after swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle
CCTV footage showed the shopper to put her hand on her chest before falling over after she was inches away from being hit
Police smashed into the doors of the shop and narrowly avoided hitting a woman, who put her hand on her chest and fell over
The crash happened at 11.35am on Wednesday 21 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland and after that the area was cordoned off
A hauler arrived after the crash and lifted the damaged vehicle onto the back of its trailer.
Police confirmed in a statement there had been a report of one person receiving minor injuries.
One person on Twitter wrote: ‘This woman had a very lucky escape.’ Another added: ‘That person in the stock room was so lucky!’
However one person directed his anger at the coppers and said: ‘They should always be anticipating hazards such as traffic and potential of cars turning at junctions.
‘This is poor from the police. No doubt he/she will be put on additional advanced training courses until performance is more suitable to the role.’
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