ALCOA, Tenn. (WVLT) - A car drove into a Panera Bread in Alcoa on Saturday morning, police said.

Alcoa Police Department said they were called just after 11 a.m. to the Panera Bread off Louisville Road. Police say they found a Subaru Outback that had gone through the front doors of the building.

There were no injuries to either of the people in the car or to anyone in the restaurant, according to APD.

The building was damaged from the crash, and the electricity is turned off at the restaurant for repairs, police said. The location is closed today.

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