AN ELDERLY motorist has crashed into a charity shop in Bournemouth.

Emergency services were called to the scene in Westbourne, which saw Blue Ford car drive into the front of the Save the Children store on Poole Road.


A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "We received reports of a car driving into a building on Poole Road. We were called at 1.48pm.

"Ambulance have been requested and fire service are attending.

"No persons believed to be trapped in the vehicle."

David Graham, who lives on Poole Road, witnessed the incident and said he saw the driver of the car initially reverse into the vehicle parked behind it.

He said: "It then revved up a lot, mounted the kerb and ended up going straight into the front of Save the Children."