Man taken for medical treatment after car hits hair and beauty salon Clique in Sawbridgeworth

A driver was taken for medical treatment after his car hit the front of a hair and beauty salon in Sawbridgeworth.

Members of all three emergency services were sent to the scene of the incident in Bell Street at lunchtime on Thursday (February 27).

Police were called at around 1.05pm with reports of a collision at Clique in Bell Street, on the corner of the exit from the East Herts Council-owned car park.

A spokesman for Hertfordshire Constabulary said: “The collision involved a grey Mercedes B-Class that collided with the front of a building.

“The driver, a man in his 40s, has been taken to hospital as a precaution.”

However, a spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service, which was called just after 1.30pm, said that paramedics who attended were told the driver had been taken to a GP practice.

He added: “We assessed one patient, an adult woman, who had been inside the shop and they did not require transportation to hospital.”

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 1.45pm. A spokeswoman said: “One fire engine from Bishop’s Stortford was sent to the scene but on arrival found that there was no fire situation and nobody was trapped. Firefighters provided scene safety and assisted in removing the vehicle.”

Police closed off the entrance to Bell Street from the main A1184 London Road while emergency services dealt with the aftermath.