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Man taken into custody after car ploughs through tobacco store in Mount Gravatt East

A man has been apprehended after he allegedly ploughed his car into a vape shop in Brisbane’s south.

A car ploughed into a tobacco store in Mount Gravatt. Picture: Facebook
A car ploughed into a tobacco store in Mount Gravatt. Picture: Facebook

A man has been taken into custody after allegedly ploughing his car into a vape shop in Brisbane’s south.

About 5.12am, police were called to Pay ‘n’ Go tobacco store on Badminton St in Mount Gravatt East where a car had crashed into the front of the shop.

It’s understood the vehicle, a white SUV, drove through a guard rail on Besley St, over a median strip, and into the front of the shop.

A car ploughed into a vape shop in Mount Gravatt. Picture: Facebook
A car ploughed into a vape shop in Mount Gravatt. Picture: Facebook

Police quickly arrived and man was taken into custody. He is assisting police with investigations.

The car was towed a short time later.

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