The incident caused 'significant' structural damage, firefighters have confirmed
A car has ploughed into a home, leaving the windows and front wall 'collapsing', according to witnesses. Police and firefighters rushed to the scene in Hazel Grove, Stockport, where a car has crashed into a house causing 'significant damage'.
Emergency services, along with Electricity North West, were called to the scene in Peveril Drive at around 5.30pm today, August 12. Three fire engines and a technical rescue unit were sent to the scene, with firefighters taping off the road. Three police cars were also seen by witnesses. Police and staff from Electricity North West remain on the road, the Manchester Evening News understands.The car collided with the home and went into the front wall, bystanders have told the M.E.N, who say 'the whole porch has gone'. "The house has collapsed at the front," one neighbour added.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At half past five on Friday afternoon firefighters attended a road traffic collision on Peveril Drive, Hazel Grove, Stockport. Three fire engines and the Technical Rescue Unit special appliance attended the incident where a vehicle had collided with a house and caused significant structural damage.
"Mercifully there were no injuries at this incident. Specialist firefighters experienced in very complex rescue scenarios worked alongside Electricity Northwest, Stockport Council’s building inspector, and other colleagues to shore up the damaged house, isolate gas and electricity supplies and prevent further structural collapse while the vehicle was removed."READ NEXT:
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