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A silver Toyota Prius crashed into a Sports Direct store in Bath city center, hit multiple vehicles, and collided with a bus, causing chaos as shocked shoppers looked on.
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Carnage as car smashes into Sports Direct store before hurtling into bus

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Last updated: January 21, 2025 11:43 am
NTK Journalist Published January 21, 2025
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A car smashes into a Sports Direct, before hitting a parked car and then a bus. (Jam Press/London & UK Street News)
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A car has smashed into a Sports Direct store in a busy city centre before hurtling into a bus as horrified shoppers watched on.

The silver Toyota Prius reversed over the pavement and backwards into the front of the shop.

It then sped away from the smashed debris, clipping a blue Mini.

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The driver swerved to avoid a second parked car before clipping the pavement and smashing into the back of a stopped blue double decker.

One stunned onlooker filmed it in a 44-second video on their mobile phone.

A man could be heard shouting warnings at pedestrians to “keep away” and to “get in the building.”

(Jam Press/London & UK Street News)

It happened in Bath on Friday (17 Jan).

Emergency services were called to Westgate Buildings at just after 2pm.

Avon and Somerset Police attended with the South Western Ambulance Service, as reported by Need To Know.

A silver Toyota Prius crashed into a Sports Direct store in Bath city center, hit multiple vehicles, and collided with a bus, causing chaos as shocked shoppers looked on.
GV – The Sports Direct in bath. (Picture: Jam Press)

A man was taken to hospital but he didn’t sustain serious injuries.

A force spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.01pm to reports a car had collided with a bus, two parked vehicles and a building in Westgate Buildings. in Bath.

“Officers attended alongside the ambulance service.

“A man was taken to hospital but no one is believed to have suffered any serious injuries.

“The road was briefly closed but has since reopened.”

A spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 2:02pm on Friday 17 January to a road traffic collision in Bath.

“We sent one double-crewed land ambulance to the scene and conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Royal United Hospital Bath.”

One local aid: “Is there anywhere safe left in England?”

Social media comment on the post of A silver Toyota Prius crashed into a Sports Direct store in Bath city center, hit multiple vehicles, and collided with a bus, causing chaos as shocked shoppers looked on.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

Another moaned: “Some people just don’t have any consideration for anybody else this country has just absolutely gone to the bin.”

Another praised the man warning pedestrians, saying: “Well done to the guy getting everyone into the building making sure they were safe.”

While another simply said: “Proper carnage.”

Social media comment on the post of A silver Toyota Prius crashed into a Sports Direct store in Bath city center, hit multiple vehicles, and collided with a bus, causing chaos as shocked shoppers looked on.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

Sports Direct has been approached for comment.

Avon and Somerset Police has been approached for further comment.

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