Smash - and estate agent grabs a sale

A Shropshire estate agent has managed to secure one of the most unusual sales ever - after a teenager crashed through its office window.

Stunned workers at Nock Deighton, in High Street, Bridgnorth, were working on Thursday afternoon when a teenager fell through the window after fooling around with friends outside.

The commotion attracted the attention of a passer-by from Sussex who then saw a house he liked.

Company director Graham Taylor said the gentleman was hoping to move to the Bridgnorth area and was looking at properties in the £400,000 range.

"I got talking to a chap who came into the shop to see what had happened," he said.

"He said he was looking to move back to the Bridgnorth area and I showed him a house I thought he'd be interested in.

"We're now in negotiations which is good news because it's a difficult market at the moment."

Mr Taylor said staff were shocked when the incident happened, but had acted in a professional manner.

"There were a lot of school children hanging around and some older teenagers and one of them jumped off a bench and either fell or slipped or tripped and ended up coming through the window," he said.

"The staff were inside, but were protected from the glass by the boards and responded very quickly to make things safe.

"They put chairs outside to cordon off the glass on the pavement and contacted the council who were on the scene within 30 minutes to clean things up.

"It was quite a shock for them, but they all acted in a very professional and calm manner.

"The teenager suffered cuts to his elbow and back and called back in later to apologise so that's the end of the matter as far as we're concerned.

"I'm just pleased it wasn't deliberate damage."

The teenager was taken to Bridgnorth Hospital where he was treated for superficial cuts to his elbow and back.

The window is expected to be repaired within the next few days.

By Jonathan Wood