Photos courtesy of Finayat on Twitter
A popular Tea Time shop near Ramada signal appears to be as busy as ever, despite an accident last night in which a Qatar resident crashed his car through the storefront’s window.
Speaking to Doha News, the karak shop’s manager said the incident happened around 11:30pm, when a customer left the restaurant, returned to his vehicle and accidentally accelerated forward instead of reversing his car.
The man was driving a Mitsubishi Lancer and was with his wife and child when the car ploughed about a meter into the shop, which is adjacent to the Jarir Bookstore plaza, witnesses said.
No one was injured in the accident, and the customer was not arrested, the manager added.
This morning, all the broken glass appeared to have been swept away, and one of the large floor-to-ceiling windows was replaced with drywall and wooden boards.
Business appeared to be continuing normally, as several customers could be observed sitting inside the shop, while employees ran out to serve patrons in their cars.
Other crashes
While such car crashes are relatively rare in Qatar, they do appear to be happening more frequently and often gain a lot of public attention.
For example, in April, a car crashed into the front window of a Qatar Islamic Bank branch in Al Rayyan.
And in January, a shop worker sustained serious injuries after an SUV parked outside his Bin Omran store suddenly accelerated and drove into him, knocking him to the ground.
Meanwhile, last February, a video of a silver sedan crashing through a Ferrari/Maserati showroom at the Pearl-Qatar went viral.
And a month before that, a large white SUV crashed into California Tortilla, shattering the restaurant’s front window and damaging a nearby car.
Such reckless driving incidents often spark renewed conversations about road safety in Qatar, where traffic accident are among the leading causes of death.
Thoughts?
yeah, no LC on site this time. guess doha do attract bad drivers .LOL
Not bad driver. He was confused between d and r
when you shift the car gear while parking, you must have your foot on the brakes , not the gas.
Yeah bad news travels fast 🙂
you guys shouldn’t talk to much to your friends . HAHA
For those of you who feel insecure about how you perform academically or on tests generally, be grateful that at least you are able to distinguish your “Ds” from your “Rs”.. .
Too complicated. Just close your eyes and chose one :))))
Is the driver liable for damages to the cafe?
Not if it’s window’s fault 🙂
yeah, the window should not have been there in the first place
It could be the driver’s mobile which is liable for damages!!!
of course
Sue the windows. It’s an evil invention of Bill Gates.
who needs drunk drivers when you have idiots?
When you need your karak, you need your karak. No time to waste
Karak is essence of life. Nobody is allowed to put himself between a man and his karak, not even a shop window!!!
There’s way too much dangerous road-rage here in Qatar; people usually seem to be taking their sweet time when they walk, but when it comes to driving, they’re always in a big rush to go nowhere; sadly, there seems to be a sense of arrogance & entitlement, so pathetic.
“The man was driving a Mitsubishi Lancer and was with his wife and child when the car ploughed about a meter into the shop, which is adjacent to the Jarir Bookstore plaza, witnesses said.”
A result of karak hangover.
“But I thought this was a Drive Thru service”
more like Drive In service…..
Accident is accident but there’s a lot of reckless and unlearned drivers here in doha 75%
Every single “park outside and honk and wait to be served” shops in doha have this danger looming around them at all times.
There should be a law that enforces the installation of columns on the side walk between the cars and the shop front.