This is the astonishing moment an OAP driver smashed through a metal fence, flattened a sign and dragged a bike into the middle of a road after trying to reverse into a parking space.
Paul Whiers, 63, was in work at his interior design firm in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, when he heard a loud crash.
The business owner ran outside to find a ‘shaken’ elderly man and said the driver was ‘a typical old person who lost control’ as he drove into the main road, nearly hitting oncoming motorists.
An OAP driver smashed through a metal fence, flattened a sign and dragged a bike into the middle of a road after trying to reverse into a parking space in Harrogate, North Yorkshire
![Paul Whiers, 63, (pictured) was in work at his interior design firm when he heard a loud crash outside](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/12/47AC7A4A00000578-5225989-Paul_Whiers_63_pictured_was_in_work_at_his_interior_design_firm_-a-1_1514809155807.jpg)
Paul Whiers, 63, (pictured) was in work at his interior design firm when he heard a loud crash outside
The shocked driver then remained in the middle of the road for 20 seconds before pulling around the corner.
Paul, from Harrogate, said: ‘Had there been anybody walking up the path it could have been a lot worse. It’s very dangerous.
‘We think he was trying to park. We thought he might have gotten his foot caught on the pedal and panicked.
![The shocked driver then remained in the middle of the road for 20 seconds in a state of shock before pulling around the corner](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/10/47AC7A4200000578-5225989-image-a-14_1514803696742.jpg)
The shocked driver then remained in the middle of the road for 20 seconds in a state of shock before pulling around the corner
‘He was a typical old person backing up and losing control. You get this sort of thing all the time. The police car came up and sorted it.
‘If it had been just a few seconds later he would have hit the brick lorry.
‘It happened right outside our office. We heard the crash. We weren’t sure what had happened.
‘Everyone went outside to see what was going on and all of the drivers around had to stop.
![Mr Whiers said: 'He was a typical old person backing up and losing control. You get this sort of thing all the time. The police car came up and sorted it'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/10/47AC7A5200000578-5225989-image-a-15_1514803707606.jpg)
Mr Whiers said: ‘He was a typical old person backing up and losing control. You get this sort of thing all the time. The police car came up and sorted it’
![The crash happened in June 2016 but Mr Whiers has now released the footage to raise awareness about dangerous driving](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/10/47AC79DE00000578-5225989-image-a-16_1514803713112.jpg)
The crash happened in June 2016 but Mr Whiers has now released the footage to raise awareness about dangerous driving
‘After the crash the driver then pulled around the corner, got out and was very shaken. Passers-by were very concerned.’
The crash occurred in June 2016, but Paul has only now revealed footage taken from his CCTV to raise awareness of dangerous driving.
Paul said: ‘When they saw a bike under the car they thought he had hit a cyclist but it was just chained to the railings. No other person was involved.
‘When we found out that nobody was physically hurt it was more of a laugh. Although, it is shocking. It could have been really bad.
![The silver Ford Tourneo flattened a metal railing and dragged a bike into the middle of the road](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/10/47AC7A4600000578-5225989-image-a-17_1514803718187.jpg)
The silver Ford Tourneo flattened a metal railing and dragged a bike into the middle of the road
‘The driver stood around for a while and a passing police car stopped and took his details. We just left them to it. The police later came in and had a look at the CCTV.
‘They said he would probably not have his licence renewed. He was over 80-years-old.’
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: ‘We were called at 1.52pm on June 6 2016 to a collision on Leeds Road, Harrogate involving a silver Ford Tourneo, which had reversed through some metal railings. No one was injured. ‘