A 75-year-old man looks set to lose his driving licence after crashing into a hospital building in Warwick.

Emergency services were called to the incident at St Michael's Hospital on Tuesday 1 October where a Mercedes had gone through a wall and crashed into the building.

The driver was assisted out of the vehicle and take to Warwick Hospital with minor injuries.

The car had smashed through a wall (image via Warwickshire OPU)

Nobody else was hurt in the incident, but Warwickshire Police's Operational Patrol Unit has recommended the driver have his licence revoked.

St Michael's on Cape Road provides inpatient mental health care.

A police statement said: "On Tuesday 1 October 2024 we attended Cape Road Warwick to a report of a Mercedes that had collided with the wall and fence of St Michael's Hospital and then crashed into the Hospital Building.

"We attended scene with the Ambulance and Fire Service and a 75-year-old male was safely assisted out of the vehicle.

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"Unbelievable no one else was injured. The driver was taken to Warwick Hospital with minor injuries.

"We have now referred the driver to the DVLA for a revocation of his driving licence."

The driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries (image via Warwickshire OPU)



The state of the vehicle after the incident (image via Warwickshire OPU)