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Dubai restaurant becomes drive-thru
A McDonalds in Dubai was turned into a drive-in on Wednesday evening when a car crashed into the restaurant and came to rest at the service counter.
- The accident happened after the driver accidentally pressed the accelerator in his car
- Image Credit: Noaman Sayed/Gulf News
Dubai: A motorist gave a new meaning to the phrase drive-in on Wednesday evening when he crashed into a McDonald's.
The accident happened at around 8.30pm at the McDonald's on the Mankhool Road in Bur Dubai.
The driver of the Land Cruiser, who was an old Emirati man, who entered the Emarat petrol station and accidentally pushed the accelerator on his car.
This sent the car crashing through the window of the McDonald's outlet in the garage before coming to a rest at the service counter.
A three-year-old boy sustained moderate injuries, but no other injuries were reported.
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