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Owner 'devastated' after car crashes into shop

Alice Cullinane
BBC News, West Midlands
Under One Roof The front of a shop is cordoned off with police tape. The front window is smashed, showing all the decorations hanging inside the shopUnder One Roof
Thomas James, owner of Under One Roof, said "virtually everything" in the shop had been destroyed

A business owner has been left "devastated" after a car crashed into his shop in Shropshire.

Police are hunting two people who fled the scene, after the grey VW Tiguan sped along Leg Street in Oswestry, before crashing into Under One Roof just after 23:00 BST on Sunday.

Shop owner Thomas James said that "virtually everything" in the gift shop was destroyed, leaving him "tired, angry and upset".

"I'm so sorry for the artists who believed in me to bring their business to Oswestry. I'm broken," he said on Facebook.

West Mercia Police confirmed that the two people inside the car have not yet been found.

Under One Roof The inside of a shop with boxes and broken gifts lying on the floor.Under One Roof
Police said they were reviewing CCTV footage after the crash and appealed for witnesses who saw the pair flee scene late on Sunday night

The force said that a thorough investigation was ongoing, with CCTV footage being reviewed and they also appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

"We sympathise with the owners and those that work there and are doing everything possible to identify and prosecute the individuals responsible," the force added.

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