Five people injured after car ploughs into KFC on Tooting high street as man arrested for drink driving

Phoebe Cooke

Published: 7:48, 9 Nov 2019
Updated: 11:18, 9 Nov 2019

FIVE people were rushed to hospital last night after a car smashed into a KFC on a busy high street.

Police were called to Mitcham Road in Tooting, South London, shortly before 10pm.

Five people had to be taken to hospital after a car smashed into a KFC near Tooting Broadway last nightCredit: Julia Txx @juliatx

The driver of the vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and is currently in custodyCredit: Zora Suleman @ZoraSuleman

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A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said the five injured had sustained non life-threatening injuries.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and is in custody at a South West London police station.

Photos from the scene, just 500ft from Tooting Broadway station, show the glass windows and door of the fast food restaurant shattered, with police officers guarding the scene.

The road was cordoned off but has now reopened.

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