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Pensioner, 73, drives £75,000 Porsche 911 Targa through a car park wall — and it crashes onto pavement

The pensioner survived the crash after clearing a 10ft gap and landing nose first

A £75,000 Porsche 911 Targa lies crumpled on a footpath after crashing through a car park wall.

Onlookers said the 73-year-old driver accelerated through the bricks and cleared a 10ft gap before the car landed bonnet first.

The 73-year-old driver managed to walk away from the scene, but the black 2014 Porsche 911 Targa was badly damaged
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The 73-year-old driver managed to walk away from the scene, but the black 2014 Porsche 911 Targa was badly damagedCredit: PA:Press Association
A 73-year-old driver crashes a £75,000 Porsche through a car park wall in Colchester, Essex
A crane arrived at the scene shortly after to remove the vehicle
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A crane arrived at the scene shortly after to remove the vehicle
No-one was underneath when the Porsche crashed into the cut through in Colchester
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No-one was underneath when the Porsche crashed into the cut through in ColchesterCredit: Eastnews Press Agency Colchester, Essex England

Police arrived from their nick yards away and quizzed the man for careless driving.

He will be offered a fitness to drive course. No one was hurt in Thursday’s smash in Colchester, Essex.

Sergeant Colin Shead of Essex Police’s road policing unit said: “A 73 year old male has been reported for careless driving following this RTC in Crouch Street Colchester earlier this evening.

“Thankfully neither the driver or anyone else was injured."

Images show what used to be a brick wall leading onto the public foot path - no destroyed after crash
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Images show what used to be a brick wall leading onto the public foot path - no destroyed after crashCredit: Credit Pic Eastnews/Gio Green. Eastnews Press Agency Colchester, Essex England
The Porsche landed nose first onto the popular public cut through
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The Porsche landed nose first onto the popular public cut throughCredit: PA:Press Association
Following the collision, the pensioner will now have to complete a course to prove he is fit to drive
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Following the collision, the pensioner will now have to complete a course to prove he is fit to driveCredit: PA:Press Association

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A crane arrived soon afterwards and recovered the stricken vehicle whilst passers-by looked on agog.

A witness said: “It looks as though the car’s been parked and whoever’s got in has just gone straight through the wall.

“I’ve never seen anything like it."

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