Lucky escape after car crashes in to Elm Park Tavern in Brixton

The Audi mounted the pavement outside the Elm Park Tavern, ending wedged between the pub and parked cars. Picture by Simon Still @SimonStill on Twitter
The Audi mounted the pavement outside the Elm Park Tavern, ending wedged between the pub and parked cars. Picture by Simon Still @SimonStill on Twitter

This is the scene outside the Elm Park Tavern, in Elm Park, Brixton this evening after a black Audi car smashed on to the pavement.

The incident, which happened earlier this evening, was reported by one Blog reader as happening at the end of a police chase.

Brixton Blog reader Simon Still posted this picture on Twitter at 9.30pm, saying: “End of police chase on Elm Park. Lucky [no one] was on the pavement.”

Andy Loughran took to social media site to say: “Nasty incident outside the elm park tavern at the bottom of [Leander Road]. Car on the pavement and into street light.”

The Brixton Blog is awaiting more details from Lambeth police about the incident.

Did you see what happened?  Do you have pictures you can share? Email newdesk@brixtonblog.com.