<p><br /> A Labour election poster launch has been overshadowed by a car crash just yards away.<br /> </p><p><br /> The incident occurred at Hockley Circus outside the New Bingley Hall community and conference centre in Birmingham.<br /> </p><p><br /> Several senior Cabinet ministers, including Lord Mandelson and Chancellor Alistair Darling, were gathered in the car park for the launch.<br /> </p><p><br /> As the Business Secretary made his speech, a Volkswagen Golf careered off the road and into a bus shelter.<br /> </p><p><br /> Witnesses said the Golf was clipped by a refuse truck. The driver of the Golf, which was left severely damaged, lost control of the car but luckily escaped uninjured.<br /> </p><p><br /> The driver, Omed Rashid, said he would be voting Labour next Thursday.<br /> </p><p><br /> A spokesman for the Prime Minister said: "We are pleased no one was hurt."<br /> </p>
