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Learner driver passes test.... and then crashes into licence centre as he tries to drop off examiner
He was poised to rip up his L plates after passing his driving test.

But unfortunately, one teenager's celebrations turned into disaster after he lost control of his car in the state licence centre car park.

The boy had been attempting to drop off his examiner in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bridgeville when the accident happened.


Witnesses described the vehicle careering into the building, slamming through the front door and a glass wall before grinding to a halt in the waiting area.

Three people. including a 12-year-old girl, were injured, none of them seriously.

Nick Martin, 16, was waiting for his driving test at the time and described the chaotic scenes.

'The boy was sitting in the car saying, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it,"' he told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. 'I was in shock.'

Michael Deeb, who works at the next-door Dollar Bank Loan Centre, described screaming and people lying on the floor. 'I actually thought someone had dropped off the roof,' he said.

'The driver kept saying "I hit those people. I hit those people. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Are they all alright?" 'He was beside himself'.

Police said that the teenager had believed the automatic was in park - when it was actually in drive.

It started moving and he panicked, hitting the accelerator instead of the brake.



Source: Dailymail.co.uk