A van crashed into a Cardiff shop twice, leaving the owner devastated and facing costly repairs after the incident
Cardiff: A local shop owner is feeling pretty crushed after a van backed into his store not once, but twice! This all went down early on a Sunday morning, December 15, at the Vape Labs on Broadway.
The owner, Atiq Rahman, caught the whole thing on CCTV. You can see the Vauxhall van mount the curb and smash into his shop, then it goes forward and does it again before speeding off. Crazy, right? South Wales Police are looking into it, but no one has been arrested yet.
Atiq was shocked when he saw the footage. He said, “They reversed twice into the shop. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the footage.” The damage was pretty bad, and he arrived the next day to find broken glass everywhere and his stock damaged.
He mentioned that his business was just starting to pick up after a rough start this year. Now, he’s had to install two cameras outside and replace the shutter door with a sturdier one. But the broken glass is a real headache since it’s custom-made and expensive to replace. For now, he’s using electric heaters to keep the place warm since the window is wide open.
A spokesperson for South Wales Police confirmed they were called to the scene at 2:30 am and are still investigating. It’s a tough situation for Atiq, and we hope he gets the support he needs to bounce back.