The front of a restaurant was demolished when a car crashed through it following a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
The blue VW Golf crashed into the Dante Italian Kitchen restaurant in the early hours of this morning, in the upmarket Cheshire village of Hale.
The vehicle was left embedded in the front of the restaurant, with the car left surrounded by bricks and debris.
Four men have been arrested, all of whom suffered minor injuries.
Police were alerted after a report that a vehicle had been stolen at around 2.20am on Thursday.
It is understood a pursuit took place and officers spotted the VW Golf, described as a "tandem car", which drove off from police and crashed into the restaurant.
The four men arrested were detained at the scene on Ashley Road.
Launched in June 2018, boasting "stunning interior design" and authentic cuisine, the restaurant had won the Best Newcomer title in the Italian Awards 2019 and was taking bookings from diners for Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.
Calls to the restaurant were not answered on Thursday.
