Man and woman injured after car crashes into gym

A man and a woman have been injured after a car crashed into a town centre gym.

Eye witness Dylan Winborne, 21, said he thought there had been an explosion when when a vehicle went through a wall and into the training area at the JD Gym in Bury, Greater Manchester, at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday.

A woman in her 40s was reported to have been arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving.

Winborne, from Bury, said he and his friend were training close to the point of impact and saw a man who was thrown "two to three metres from the car" after the equipment he was using was hit.

Winborne told the BBC: "We were literally walking over to that exact seat the car... [ended up] next to and we heard a massive bang.

"The headlights were on and we could see rubble shining in the headlights."

He said he ran over because a man "in his 60s was on the floor and had got hurled two to three metres from the car".

He said a number of people including JD Gym staff ran over and asked them to evacuate the gym.

Winborne said he saw the air ambulance arriving at the scene.

Greater Manchester Police, North West Ambulance Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have been approached for comment.

JD Gym, which is on the Angouleme Way Retail Park, confirmed a vehicle had hit the outside of the building earlier and it was closed as a result.

In a statement on social media, JD Gym in Bury said: "Earlier today an incident occurred at JD Gyms involving a vehicle making contact with the exterior of the building, which resulted in damge to part of the gym.

"As a precaution and in the interest of everyone's safety, the gym will remain closed until further notice."

The BBC understands the woman injured is the woman arrested at the scene.

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