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Woman killed as car crashes into coffee shop

A woman in her seventies has died and four people are seriously injured after a car crashed into a Costa coffee shop in Westerham, Kent, ambulance services said.

Kent Police told ITV News two "older people" were in the car at the time, and are currently among those being treated in hospital.

The cause of the crash is not yet clear, though the car was said to be out of control for some time before it entered the shop.

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Two 'older people' in car that crashed into coffee shop

The car can be seen deep inside the shop. Credit: ITV News

Police say there were two older people in the car crashed in to a Costa coffee shop in Westerham, Kent on Christmas Eve.

The car hit a number of vehicles and was reported to have been out of control for some time before hurtling into the shop, police told ITV News

A woman in her seventies died in the incident, and four more people - including the male driver and female passenger - were described by police as "walking wounded".

Police added that they are planning to remove the car from the shop in the next hour or so.

In a statement, Costa said: "Our thoughts are with the victims and their families who have been affected by this very sad and shocking event."

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