HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A car crashed into Lilla Beauty Salon located at 4250 W 12th Ave. in Hialeah on Tuesday afternoon. Exclusive surveillance video obtained by 7News showed a blue SUV plowing straight through the salon and hitting an employee’s workspace. Fortunately, the employee, Marielikes Barrera, was not injured, and first responders quickly arrived to rescue her.
The driver of the vehicle was assisted by first responders to exit the car. According to her, she parked in front of the salon when she blacked out and didn’t know what happened. Witnesses within the Hialeah strip mall shared a video they captured moments after the crash with 7News, stating that the driver lost control while pulling into a space in front of the business.
The salon’s entire front entrance is now missing, and the business has been boarded up with wood. It is unknown if Lilla Beauty Salon will open for business on Wednesday.
Barrera expressed her gratitude that the incident did not result in injuries, particularly as there is a daycare, preschool, and elementary school located directly next door to the salon.
“The most worrying thing about this is that right next door we have a daycare where in that same room kids sleep, kids study,” said Barrera.
Barrera hopes that the salon will be able to reopen soon. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.
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