A CAR has crashed into the front of a charity shop causing the brickwork to collapse.

The vehicle accidentally reversed into the entrance of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity's furniture showroom on Broadfields in Aylesbury on Sunday (February 19).

Emergency services attended the incident and no one was injured.

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The charity shop has been forced to close until it is safe to reopen.

“I would personally like to thank the emergency services and the staff in the Showroom at the time for their amazing handling of the situation, and to passers-by for their kind assistance in response to this accident,” Lily Caswell, Head of Retail at the charity told us.

The Furniture Showroom is the charity’s largest shop, stocking a wide range of furniture and homewares, as well as being home to the charity’s online sales team.

Lily added: “Unfortunately, this accident means that we will have to close the Showroom for now and we will be unable to take any donations until the repairs are made and we are able to reopen safely. With this being our largest shop this will mean a loss of income and donations at one of our busiest times of the year.

“Our other shops will all gladly take any non-furniture or non-electrical donations – the nearest being on the High Street and at Walton Court in Aylesbury; Wendover and Haddenham. We would ask supporters to hold onto their furniture donations until we are able to accept them again.“

100% of the profits from the sale of donated items at the shops go directly to the charity which supports the care of patients with life-limiting illnesses, and their families, all across Buckinghamshire and its borders.