One man says he was lucky enough to be alive after a car pulled off a busy road and entered his shop.
On Monday afternoon, Ludham’s Roger Lee was testing one of his motorcycles when he was told that a driver had lost control of his vehicle and crashed into his store on Johnson Road, A1062.
The vehicle crashed into Beasty Bikes Motorcycles near Ludham Hill on Monday, August 16.
– Credit: James Weeds
Just minutes earlier, Mr. Lee, 61, had decided to take a motorcycle test ride.
That decision may have saved his life.
Mr. Lee said, “I’m a little shaken by this.
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“I feel a little stressed because I could have been in the office – it was just a coincidence that I went out when I did.
“I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news.”
The vehicle crashed through the side of Beasty Bikes Motorcycles and through the office where Mr. Lee had been minutes before the incident.
– Photo credit: James Weeds
Mr Lee’s business, Beasty Bikes Motorcycles, is currently closed as his garage is considered structurally unsafe.
“I’m devastated,” added Mr. Lee.
“This is the end of my existence for the time being.
“I turn customers away at the moment when I wish I didn’t have to.”
Police have locked the vehicle and put a temporary traffic light on Johnson Road A1062 near Ludham Bridge.
– Photo credit: James Weeds
It is unclear when Mr. Lee’s store will reopen.
Mr. Lee, who has run the workshop for ten years, said the road is often a problem.
“The road is very busy – especially given the influx of vacationers right now,” Lee said.
“It is worrying to hear trucks go by at high speed.
Damage can be seen on Johnson Road A1062 near Ludham Bridge.
– Credit: James Weeds
“Right after that, I’m a little restless.”
Mr. Lee is currently waiting for civil engineers to evaluate the property and how best to move the car.
An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called to Johnson Street in Ludham at around 5:40 pm on Monday after reports of a collision.
“Two ambulances were present and two patients were taken to James Paget University Hospital for further examination and care.”
The car crashed into Beasty Bikes Motorcycles on the afternoon of Monday, August 16.
– Photo credit: James Weeds
Due to the collision, the road is currently temporarily set with traffic lights.
A Norfolk County Council spokesman said: “Emergency repairs are being carried out on Johnson Road due to a vehicle accident.
“For reasons of motorway safety, a permit for temporary two-way traffic lights has been put into operation.”
Roger Lee, 61, is unable to work due to the damage to his workshop.
– Photo credit: James Weeds
The passenger side of the vehicle crashed past Mr. Lee’s office and into his workshop, making the garage structurally unsafe.
– Credit: James Weeds
There are temporary traffic lights on either side of the A1062 near Ludham Hill, Norfolk.
– Photo credit: James Weeds
