A car crashed into M&M The Meat Market on Asheville Highway in Hendersonville on Saturday morning, injuring four people and sending broken glass and shattered sauce bottles across the store's interior. Two customers inside the shop and two people riding in the vehicle were hurt in the wreck, and all four were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hendersonville police and fire crews were dispatched at about 11:20 a.m. to the market at 1825 Asheville Highway, according to the Hendersonville Lightning. Paramedics transported all four patients from the scene, the outlet reported, after the car plowed into the building where shoppers had been browsing the meat counter.
Inside the Damaged Market
The impact left debris strewn through the store, with broken glass from the building mixed in with shattered meat-sauce bottles scattered across the floor, the Hendersonville Lightning reported. The scene reflected the force of a vehicle breaching the storefront of the longtime Asheville Highway butcher shop.
As reported by WLOS, the crash drew a swift response from Hendersonville police and fire personnel, who confirmed the business, identified as M & M The Meat Market, had been struck by a vehicle. The station's report did not detail how the car ended up inside the building.
Investigation Still Underway
The Hendersonville Police Department is investigating what caused the crash, and per the same account, initial information has led officials to believe the collision was accidental. That determination has not been finalized, and no additional details on the vehicle or the circumstances leading up to the crash have been released.
WYFF also confirmed that officers were called to the meat market on Asheville Highway and that four people were transported to a local hospital following the crash, according to WYFF. The station likewise noted that the crash remains under investigation, with no further word yet on what led the driver into the building.
