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Ursula Nerre


Free Account, London

Bystanders

Crystal Palace van smash on 1 July 2009

A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a van that crashed in to the front of a cafe yesterday afternoon.

Police said the white Mercedes Vito van crashed through glass-fronted cafe Braziliana in Westow Hill at about 3.30pm.

A man in his 30s was seriously injured, and was rushed to a south London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

It was unclear if he was inside the cafe when he was hit, police said.

The driver of the vehicle - said to be about 30 -years -old - was arrested and taken to a south London police station, where he remains in custody.

A section of the road was cordoned off and diversions put in place from 4pm, causing serious traffic jams.

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