Truck crashes into Bona Sera Cafe; no injuries reported

By Katrease Stafford Ypsilanti Reporter

Posted on Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 11:30 a.m.

A black pickup truck crashed into the front of the Bona Sera Cafe Thursday morning.

Courtesy Bona Sera Cafe

A pickup truck crashed through the front of the Bona Sera Cafe in Ypsilanti Thursday morning and became lodged in the doorway, Fire Chief Jon Ichesco said. Crews were working to remove it.

The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m.

No injuries were reported, but the accident caused an estimated $8,000 worth of damages to the Bona Sera Cafe, Ichesco said.

The force of a collision between a car and a truck pushed the vehicle into the building, Ichesco said.

Bona Sera is located at 200 W. Michigan Ave. at the intersection with Washington Street.

A worker cleaned up debris following an accident that caused a truck to crash into Bona Sera.

Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com

Ichesco said it looked as if the car was trying to go west on Michigan Avenue as the truck was heading north on Washington. The truck driver tried to turn onto Michigan Avenue and was hit by the car.

"It just tied up the street because of the boulevard," Ichesco said.

Bona Sera is a newly opened business in Ypsilanti. The 3,000-square-foot cafe, which seats 60 people, is located in the previous J Neil's Mongolian Grill location.

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