Dramatic pictures show a café smashed to pieces after a van crashed into it.
In the pictures a white van appears to be lodged in the front of the building, causing extensive damage to the building. A window is completely smashed, while debris of bricks and glass is strewn across the pavement.
Local resident Adam Birkinshaw-Bird said he became aware of the incident when he heard a loud crash. He said: "I didn't really see the accident, but I heard it from my house. I didn't realise what had happened until I saw people outside and went to see what was going on. I thought it might have been a skip lorry coming around the corner. By time I came out, the van had moved... and people were having a nose. There was broken glass and bits of wood scattered around, resulting in [me posting on Facebook] telling people to be careful. I came out around 10 minutes later and then the police arrived."
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The incident happened at Savera Café on Lewis Terrace, Llanbradach, at around 10am on Saturday, March 5, according to locals. Adam said the Savera has since been boarded up and the mess has been cleared. It is understood that the business is currently closed and nobody was inside at the time of the incident.
A spokesman for Gwent Police said: "We received a call at around 10.30am on Saturday 05 March reporting a road traffic collision on Lewis Terrace, Llanbradach, where a van had collided with a commercial premises. Officers attended the scene; no one was injured.”
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