Beloved Fredericton antique store shuttered after devastating truck collision
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A truck crashed into a Fredericton antique shop Saturday night. There were no injuries, but damage is severe. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the owner rebuild.
A Fredericton business owner is picking up the pieces after a truck crashed into his downtown shop over the long weekend. Now he’s turning to the community for help.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. on Sunday, when a large truck collided with the front of Chase Benjamin Antiques. No one was inside the shop at the time, and both the driver and residential tenants in the building behind the store were unharmed.
However, the building suffered extensive damage from the impact, including to the front wall and one of the side walls which caved in and broke during the crash.
“This situation could have been much, much worse than it was, and I am so thankful that everyone is OK,” said owner Chase Plourde in a public statement.
The damage has forced the shop to close indefinitely, with the storefront now boarded up while discussions with police and landlords continue. Four other tenants are temporarily displaced while officials assess the structural integrity of the building.
One tenant, Ralph MacFarlane, says he was in his unit at the time of the crash.
“I’m watching TV and all of a sudden it kicked off the stand and kicked me off onto the floor. And then I got up and heard the horn beeping and saw the truck downstairs,” MacFarlane recalled.
“My bathroom wall kicked out in towards my unit, so I could see down through my bathroom to the ground floor.”
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