Thai restaurant Tiger Rock has reopened its Liverpool city centre site days after a car crashed into its front window.
Emergency services were called to North John Street at around 12.35pm on Saturday, November 7, after a Peugeot car smashed into the front of the restaurant.
Incident and response
Merseyside Fire and Rescue arrived to find the car had crashed into the front of the restaurant, with the driver already out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived. North West Ambulance Service assessed three people for minor injuries.
Neighbouring businesses were evacuated, and road closures were put in place at the junction of Castle Street and Harrington Street, Dale Street and North John Street, and also the junction of North John Street and Lord Street while emergency services dealt with the incident.
Reopening confirmed
In an update shared on Instagram Stories today, November 9, the restaurant confirmed its North John Street site would open today. The update read: "Hi everyone. Good news is our Tiger Rock North John Street is reopening today. Thanks to all the support again and we will see you there. Yayyy."
The day after the incident, Tiger Rock had shared a post stating the team would "reopen as soon as it is safe to do so". The post read: "Following an unfortunate incident yesterday involving a car colliding with our restaurant, we have had to temporarily close while the necessary repairs and safety checks are carried out.
"The safety of our customers and team is our absolute priority. We will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so.
"We are incredibly grateful to our team, the emergency services and everyone who has supported us.
"Thank you to all our customers for your patience, understanding and continued support. It really means a lot to us. Tiger Rock Team."
