A GALASHIELS store has reopened after it was forced to close when a van crashed into the wall.

The incident is said to have happened at lunchtime today (Friday, May 5) at the M&S in the Gala Water Retail Park.

Earlier today a store spokesperson said: “Due to an incident out of our control, we are temporarily closing the store until further notice.

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“Sorry for the inconvenience caused at this time, we will update when we can open the store again.”

But in a more recent update, the spokesperson added: "Thank you for your cooperation, store has been accessed by engineers and safe to open to the public again!."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a van having struck a building at Gala Water Retail Park in Galashiels around 12.25pm on Friday (May 5).

“There were no reported injuries.”