Fight for life after van wrecks café

Van Van crashes into Braziliana Cafe in Crystal Palace
12 April 2012

A man was fighting for life today after a van ploughed through the front of a café in south London.

The 30-year-old was hit by the van as it crashed into the Braziliana in Crystal Palace yesterday just after 3.30pm.

It is thought he was in the building. He is in a critical condition in hospital.

The driver, in his thirties, was arrested and was last night in custody.

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