A CAR without a driver smashed into a lamppost after the handbrake came loose.
The silver Vauxhall Astra was parked at the top of North Hill, Colchester, when it began rolling.
It miraculously missed pedestrians heading to the High Street sales and other parked cars at 9.15am on Thursday.
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