This is South Devon -- A MOTHER and daughter say they feel 'lucky to be alive' after narrowly avoiding some flying debris from a 'huge crash' outside Torquay police station. Shortly after 12pm on Monday, a green 7.5-tonne delivery lorry heading down South Street collided with a silver Mitsubishi Space Star, registered to an address in Paignton, which was heading down East Street. People in the police station reported hearing an 'almighty crash' and police officers rushed outside to offer assistance.It is understood that the middle-aged man who was driving the lorry sustained a minor head injury, while the man in his 70s who was driving the car, and his wife who was a similar age, also sustained minor injuries. They were all taken to Torbay Hospital. Sergeant Lou Costin said: "We had to close the road completely for around 10 minutes while we got the casualties out. There was debris everywhere. "The car started to smoke so as a precaution we called the fire service who sent two appliances." Lindsay Bailey, 47, from Brixham, was driving her Rover 25 up South Street when the collision happened. Her 19-year-old daughter Olivia Vango was also in the car. Mrs Bailey said: "There was a huge crash and the lorry came hurtling towards us. Debris flew over our car. I swerved onto the pavement to avoid the signpost that was flying towards the windscreen. "My daughter is really shaken up. She said if I hadn't swerved we would be dead and I think she's right. We're feeling very grateful to be alive." Reported by This is 12 hours ago.