HOUSTON – A car slammed into a business at a strip center in southwest Houston Tuesday afternoon, causing damage but no reported injuries.
The crash occurred at Locktopia Escape Room, located in the 5300 block of Weslayan Street, and was first reported around 2:45 p.m.
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The vehicle has since been pulled from the building and attached to a tow truck.
Authorities have not released details on what caused the crash.
In interviews with KPRC 2, Locktopia employees described a chaotic scene as the vehicle drove through the lobby and into the party room area.
Employee Hannah Seymour, who was in the next room over from the lobby, said she and her coworker jumped and tried to move away from the wall closest to the area as the car barreled through.
“It didn’t sound like the car was stopping,” Seymour said. “We thought it was going to keep coming through. When it cracked the interior wall, that’s what really scared us. Thankfully, it stopped before causing any further impact.”
Seymour added that friends from a nearby business immediately checked on the driver.
“They helped the driver out of the car, and he was able to walk away. From what I could observe, he didn’t appear injured or impaired,” she said.
Mekdes Jima, assistant manager at Locktopia, said staff initially feared the car would continue moving through the building.
“At first, we thought the car had stopped, but then we heard the back-room wall cracking. That’s when we panicked and wondered if it was still moving,” Jima said. “I could hear [the driver] asking if everyone was okay. He got out of the car quickly and walked away. He didn’t seem injured or passed out.”
No one inside the business was injured, and authorities have not reported any hospitalizations.
“When everything settled down, we went out through the front door—or what used to be the front door," Jima added.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.