Barriers call after third crash in four months at Telford pub

The Vauxhall Corsa crashed through fencing surrounding the Fallow Field pub in Telford on Wednesday evening.

The vehicle narrowly missed hitting the pub in Hadley Park East and tore up turf before coming to a stop just outside the building.

There were no injuries but a police officer at the scene said it was a lucky escape.

It is not known how or why the car crashed, and there are no reports of any arrests made at the scene.

It comes after two vehicles crashed through the fencing on two separate occasions in July – the accidents happened just two days apart.

Bosses at the pub have now called for barriers to be built at the site to help prevent similar incidents in the future.

Speaking about the latest crash, assistant manager Steph Brazier, said: "The first I knew about it was when one of my customers came up to me and said to ring an ambulance – a car has crashed.

"It smashed through the fence but they did prevent it from going through the wall of the pub.

"There was a table of four sat on the other side and there are a few other tables in that area as well.

"The people in that area were a bit shook up."

She said three men who had been travelling in the car had walked away from the site following the crash, but returned a short time later with a tow truck to recover the vehicle.

Ms Brazier added: "The same thing happened twice in July, two days apart.

"A car came through the fence on the Friday and another car came through the same bit on the Sunday.

"We hadn't even had chance to repair the damage.

"The second time it happened the car took down the lamppost and flipped onto its roof, ending up on the grass."

She said nobody was injured in the crash, adding: "It could have been a lot worse. The week before we had a fair outside with tables there.

"If it had happened then, somebody could have been killed.

"It's getting dangerous. We've seen cars spin on the roundabout. We need barriers or something there."