ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.
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Three people were injured late Wednesday afternoon when a car crashed into a Golden Corral restaurant along West Town Parkway near SR-434. Two of the people hurt were inside the restaurant.
Police are still investigating how the crash happened and how fast the driver was going.
Eyewitness News obtained the 911 call from the incident.
911, police, fire, or medical? What's your emergency?" a 911 operator asked.
"Ma'am, we have a car that just went through the Golden Corral," replied the caller.
"People started calling 911 and praying," eyewitness Ronald West said.
West and others were enjoying a late lunch at Golden Corral when a high-performance Chevy SSR plowed through a wall.
"We just ran over and started pulling all the tables and chairs off the people who were hit directly as it came through the wall," West described.
While the debris flew across the room and hit several restaurant guests, the truck itself hit a couple in their 70s sitting next to the wall.
"It's important, the car went all the way through," the caller said to the operator.
"What type of car is it?" asked the operator.
"It looks like a black truck, a brand new one," the caller replied.
As firefighters and police arrived, everyone in the restaurant had to stay back while engineers checked to make sure the roof didn't collapse.
While crews were on scene for about two hours, those who were inside took a moment to catch their breath.
"Theres people just sitting down to eat and next thing you know they're hit with a car," West said.
The building was deemed safe and the car was safely removed around 3:00pm. The driver of the car and the couple were taken to the hospital and they were in stable condition.
The owner of Golden Corral was at the scene and says they'll have to do a lot of clean up, but they might be able to reopen for business on Thursday.
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