Driver, 64, crashes Citroen Xsara into Rowans Hospice charity shop in Southsea
By Ben Fishwick
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 22nd May 2020, 10:37 GMT
A DRIVER has crashed into a charity shop after suffering a suspected medical episode.
The 64-year-old has been taken to hospital after crashing a Citroen Xsara into the Rowans Hospice shop in Marmion Road, Southsea, at 12.48pm, police said.
A Hampshire police spokeswoman confirmed the crash had caused some damage to the Purbrook-based charity’s building.
She said: ‘The driver has been taken to hospital by ambulance, this is believed to have been a medical episode.’
Police at the scene of a road traffic accident in Marmion Road, Southsea. Picture: Chris Moorhouse | Other 3rd Party
The driver walked away from the car and was offered assistance by people nearby before an ambulance arrived.
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