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Car park reopens as repairs finished after crash

Alex Pope
BBC News, Bedfordshire
Reporting fromBedford
Alex Pope/BBC A large red car park sign, by the entrance to a multi-storey car park. A large utility vehicle can be seen at the entrance to the car park and two people walking in the distance. Alex Pope/BBC
Lurke Street multi-storey car park was shut from Saturday until Friday

A multi-storey car park has reopened nearly a week after a crash damaged an entry support post and left two people needing hospital treatment.

Lurke Street Car Park in Bedford was shut "due to accidental damage" at its entrance and exit, on Saturday 19 April, Bedford Borough Council said.

Repair work was carried out and it was open again on Friday afternoon.

It was the second time in a month the authority had to close the site, after a vehicle hit a pillar in early April.

Alex Pope/BBC Damage to a post at a Bedford multi-story car park, with two cones on it, a red barrier and utility vehicle to the left. Barriers can be seen in the distance and a ramp into and out of the car park. Alex Pope/BBC
Bedford Borough Council apologised for "any inconvenience" caused

The council said no cars were trapped during the closure as "vehicles could leave at any time by using the intercom on the second exit ramp".

"We thank everyone for their patience," it added.

Bedford Borough Council A blue car parked just outside of the exit to a car park, next to a metal post which appears slightly bent and has blue and white police tape around it Bedford Borough Council
Paramedics were called to the scene

The East of England Ambulance Service confirmed two people were taken to Bedford Hospital for "further assessment and treatment" after the crash last weekend.

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