Woman dies after car smashes into side of house

Updated

A woman has died after a car crashed into a house.

The vehicle smashed into a property in Clevedon, Somerset, around 8.30pm on Wednesday.

Avon and Somerset Police said significant damage was caused to the home and "tragically a woman inside has died".

The woman's family have been informed of her death, the force added.

Officers said the occupants of the vehicle, a man and a woman, have been taken into custody.

Residents of neighbouring houses on Yeolands Drive were evacuated for the night due to fears a gas pipe was damaged in the crash.

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