A Dollar Tree cashier avoided injury after dodging out of the way of a car that smashed through the store at Fitch Street Plaza Saturday.

And, said Welland Fire and Emergency Services Chief Brian Kennedy, a child in front of the store possibly selling chocolate bars also escaped the incident.

A second employee in the store was at the back with a customer when the car came through.

"It appears that an elderly female in her car … came into contact with several vehicles in the parking lot and then proceeded to reverse through the front of the Dollar Tree."

He said the car appeared to be about three lengths into the building, having passed right by the area where the cashier was located.

The driver was taken to Welland hospital with apparent minor injuries. A second person was in the care of Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics with a possible shoulder injury.

Multiple Niagara Regional Police cruisers responded, as did a number of tow trucks for vehicles damaged during the incident.

Kennedy heard there were at least five vehicles struck. One could be seen with significant damage to its driver's-side door.

The chief said there was no structural damage to the building.

"It was just the metal frame and glass, so we'll be able to get that boarded up and they'll just have to have someone come in and repair the glass."

There were no details on the cause of the crash or a dollar estimate for damage caused to the store and its contents.

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