A British couple was left distraught after a car crashed through the front of their pub before it was due to open for the first time in nearly four months.
The couple were woken by a “terrible bang” at about 02:00 BST after a Land Rover crashed through the Swan Inn near Ashford in Kent.
Landlord Ray Perkins said he was “distraught,” adding: “We just don’t know why we had such bad luck.”
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and taking a vehicle without consent.
The teenager and two other 17-year-olds were treated at hospital for minor injuries before being discharged, Kent Police said.
Mr Perkins said: “We spent weeks getting the pub ready to open today and eight hours before we are due to open, this happens. How much bad luck can we have?”
While the interior of the pub is likely to remain closed for many months, Mr Perkins said the “show must go on” and they have opened to customers using marquees in the pub garden.
Mrs Perkins said neighbours in the village of Little Chart had provided “incredible” support, delivering flowers and helping to clean the bar and glassware.
Kent Police said: “Three 17-year-old boys, who were inside the vehicle, were taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries before being discharged.
