THIS is the shocking moment a car ploughed into the front window of a butcher’s shop and decimated the store.
Footage shows the vehicle turning slowly around the corner and heading for a parking space in front of the shop.
But instead of stopping at the kerb, it then accelerates and smashes through the front window, knocking over a shelf.
The incident took place at Eric Lyons Butchers in Balsall Common, near , just after 12pm on Wednesday.
Owner Nick Lyons estimated that about 90 per cent of the shop front was destroyed in the .
The premises will now be shut for repairs until January.
In a post, Lyons wrote: “There was a customer in the back right, and two members of staff were behind the butcher’s counter and jumped up on the wooden block, so we are all fine,”
“Everyone is safe; please do not worry, and it will look beautiful again come January.”
He told the BBC it was a “miracle” no one got hurt.
“The most important thing is no one has been injured,” he said.
Dozens of customers left messages of support following the shocking incident.
One person wrote: “What a shame you’ve worked so hard to get it open and then. Anyway, everyone is safe, that’s the main thing.!
Another added: “Glad everyone is OK! Already looking forward to reopening in January.”
One said: “Really feel for the owners, what a shame after just completing a refit.”
The family-run business, which harks back to the 1800s, had only recently reopened after a two-week refurbishment.
Fire crew attended the scene, with the service reporting that the two people in the car had managed to free themselves before they arrived.
The chain also operates shops in Knowle, Bentley Heath and Codsall.
On its website, the company said: “Our master butchers are the best in the business, with generations of our family passing on master craftsmanship in the art of preparing meat.”
