PEORIA – Penn Station East Coast Subs has had to temporarily close at Metro Centre after the building was struck by a full-sized truck.
A news release from the Peoria Fire Department said the crash caused “a considerable amount of damage,” with the total cost of damages estimated to be $10,000.
“As a result, Penn (Station) Subs had to shut down operations for the rest of the evening,” the release noted.
The fire department responded to the storefront – situated at 4620 N. University St. – at just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A patron and three employees were inside at the time of the crash but were uninjured. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains unknown.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Peoria restaurant forced to temporarily close after crash
Reporting by Cassidy Waigand, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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