US EditionCar Crashes Into Kroger Grocery Store
Four people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into a Kroger store, pinning a worker and causing shoppers to assist at the scene.
- On Tuesday, a car crashed into the Kroger on Alps Road in Athens, Georgia, shortly before 11 a.m., injuring four people who were later hospitalized.
- Witnesses described a possible medical emergency by the driver, while police probe the incident; the Athens-Clarke County Police Department said the cause remains under investigation and the driver is unidentified.
- Eyewitness accounts say the car smashed the window by the pharmacy and struck self-checkout aisles, pinning a Kroger worker between the vehicle and the kiosk as the driver pressed the gas pedal.
- Shoppers assisted at the scene, helping the woman driver out and backing the vehicle out, while witness Cody Johnson sent photos to 11Alive, which has contacted Kroger for comment.
- Athens-Clarke County police said they are actively investigating the incident, noting, `We are currently investigating this incident. It is an active investigation` near the University of Georgia campus.
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