A pensioner has had a lucky escape after crashing his car into the front window of a paint shop in Armagh .
Emergency services were called to the accident this afternoon on Scotch Street following reports of a single vehicle RTC through the shutters of Clarke's Decorate.
A spokesperson for NI Fire and Rescue Service said that they were called to the scene shortly after 4:20pm.
He said: "Two appliances and one Station Commander attended the scene where an 85-year-old gentleman crashed through the front window of a paint store on Scotch Street.
"Thankfully he did not suffer any serious injuries but understandably he was left very shaken.
"Once on scene, officers cut through the shutters of the store front and managed, with some difficulty, to get this man out of his car."
A spokesperson for NI Ambulance Service told Belfast Live that the driver was taken to hospital following the incident.
He said: "An Ambulance crew and Rapid Response vehicle was dispatched to the scene after 4pm on Sunday.
"An elderly male was then transferred to Craigavon area hospital."
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