A restaurant in Melbourne’s south-east has suffered a “near miss” after an elderly man drove through the front window, narrowly avoiding patrons.

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Daughter of the owner of Lobster Cave in Beaumaris, Deena Ferg, told Jacqui Felgate on 3AW Drive it was “obviously a huge shock”.

“Honestly, it was such a near miss and a miracle given the situation,” she said.

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