Three injured after car smashes through Costa Coffee shop window

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Three people have been left injured after a car smashed through a Costa Coffee shop window in Oxfordshire
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Ed Griffiths

By Ed Griffiths


Published: 07/05/2025

- 16:10

Updated: 07/05/2025

- 16:58

Thames Valley Police do not think the incident was deliberate, a spokesman has said

Three people have been left injured after a car smashed through a Costa Coffee shop window in Oxfordshire.

Emergency services rushed to the incident that occurred in Carterton this afternoon.


A spokesman confirmed that Thames Valley Police do not believe the incident was deliberate.

Pictures from the scene show the area has been cordoned off by police, with at least three police vehicles, several ambulances and multiple firetrucks at the scene.

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Three people have been left injured after a car smashed through a Costa Coffee shop window in Oxfordshire

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The injured people, who have been taken to the John Radcliffe hospital, have been described as "conscious and breathing".

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "We are currently responding to an incident in Carterton.

"A vehicle has been driven into Costa Coffee in Burford Road, injuring three people.

"Emergency services are at the scene and the road has been closed. We would advise the public to avoid the area at this time."

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The incident occurred in Carterton this afternoon

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The spokesman added: "We would ask the public not to share footage of the scene on social media, out of respect for those injured.

"If you have footage from the area at the time of the incident please share this with us by.

"Call 101 or leave details via our website, quoting INC-20250507-1109.

"We do not believe this was a deliberate act on behalf of the driver."

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Emergency services rushed to the incident

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A spokesman for the South Central Ambulance Service also said: "We have been called out to reports that a car has collided with a Costa cafe.

"We have sent three ambulances, a rapid response car, our air ambulance team and our Hazardous Response Team at this time.

"We've been informed that there are three casualties, all of whom are conscious and breathing, and are being conveyed to the John Radcliffe hospital."