Main road gridlocked after car crashes into Royal Wootton Bassett shop

A main road through Royal Wootton Bassett is gridlocked after a car crashed into a building.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9am following reports of a car colliding with the newly opened Apocalyptic Tattoo Studio in the High Street.

The incident is causing significant traffic delays in the area, with the partially blocked by fire crews.

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South Western Ambulance Service were called to the scene but were later stood down due to the driver — reportedly an elderly woman — not requiring medical treatment, but was left shaken.

Wiltshire Police says the building had suffered structural damage in the collision.

“We were called just after 9am to a report of a vehicle colliding with a building in High Street, causing some structural damage. A Highways Duty Engineer is due to attend to assess the damage”, a force spokesperson said.

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