The only Golden Corral in Lubbock (5117 S Loop 289) suffered massive damage after a vehicle drove into the side of the building.

Quite ironically, the building is also the meeting place of Sunny Day Defensive Driving, although there is no indication that a student of the course is the one who collided with the structure.

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Our friend Wes Wicker took pictures of the outside of the building, where you can see the damage is quite extensive, with damage to the brick, the interior framing and a busted window:

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Circulating on Reddit and other platforms is a photo of the interior of the building after the crash, which is jaw-dropping:

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Strewn everywhere are pieces of drywall, insulation, beams, and more. It's a total mess, and will mean Golden Corral will have to undergo extensive repairs. You can also see that the vehicle is a maroon extended cab truck.

Folks who wanted Golden Corral over the weekend were forced to make other plans. When we receive word on a reopening date, we will update this article.

Something this wild could only ever happening Lubbock, right? Well, we are actually not the first city to see a vehicle on the inside of a Golden Corral. Here is footage of a Kia that crashed into a Golden Corral restaurant in Indiana:

Here's hoping our Golden Corral, one of the few buffets left in Lubbock, can reopen quickly.And here's hoping the driver is okay, too.

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