Dramatic images show car smashed through side of house
Dramatic pictures showing a parked car crashed through the side of a house have been released by police.
A resident’s car was shunted by another vehicle into their home in Northfield, Birmingham, early on Saturday.
Emergency crews were called to Cheverton Road at 3am, but the vehicle occupants had already fled the scene, authorities said.
The occupants of the home were not injured and no significant structural damage is believed to have been caused by the impact, West Midland’s Police said.
Kings Norton Fire Station, in Birmingham, tweeted images of the crash, adding: “Kings Norton & @WMFSNorthfield Green watch crews were called to car that had hit parked car at 3am, outside a house in Northfield, the collision caused the residents car to smash their bay window. The occupants of the other vehicle fled the scene, police are investigating.”
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It’s not the first time dramatic images have shown a car that crashed through a home.
A vehicle smashed into a bungalow in Cambridgeshire while the owner was watching TV last August.
The driver was cut free from the vehicle following the incident at Fleming Court at around 6.15pm.
The bungalow owner, who lives in a retirement housing complex, was uninjured despite the front of her home being destroyed, the BBC reported.
The homeowner’s daughter said: "She was watching the telly when she heard a loud bang, then she heard all the sirens.”
She revealed her mum was “deeply shocked”, adding: "The driver must have mounted the pavement and come all the way across the grass."
Police did not confirm what caused the incident.
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Fenland Police, in Cambridgeshire, posted images of the crash on Facebook with the caption “car vs house”.
They wrote: “Officers from the Special Constabulary supported by the Fenland Neighbourhood Policing Team attended a single vehicle RTC at Fleming Court, March tonight (Friday 20.08.21)
“Officers worked alongside Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue, East of England Ambulance Service & MAGPAS at the scene.
“The driver of the vehicle was freed by the Fire Service and they were taken to PCH by land Ambulance.
“The vehicle was recovered at the scene and enquiries are ongoing into this collision.”
