Firefighters who attended to a car crash outside a 24-hour Texaco forecourt said the driver had a lucky escape after the vehicle was left completely destroyed.

Paignton Fire Station’s Blue Watch were called to incident on Torquay Road, Paignton, at 12:45am on Tuesday, 14th July 14.
The Devon-based Texaco forecourt is a popular meet up place at night for young drivers within the area.

No injures was reported, fire crews kept the road closed for an hour while they cleared the scene including a small fence outside a house that was destroyed from the crash.

The car, reported to be an old-style Jaguar, was pictured showing the front half completed ripped off from the incident, with parts of the vehicle left in the road.

An image highlighting the damage was posted onto Paignton Fire Station’s Blue Watch’s Facebook page, saying: “Blue Watch attended another RTC last night. Please remember that seat belts save lives!!”