A driver fled the scene after the car they were in overturned and smashed into the front garden wall of a Grade-II listed house built in the 16th century.
Cheshire Police said officers were called to a collision on Main Street in Halton Village, Runcorn, at 4.30pm on Monday.It had been reported that a white Nissan Note had collided with a wall and the driver had fled the scene.
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There was no trace of the motorist when officers searched the area. A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said an ambulance attended but there were no patients to treat.
When the ECHO visited the scene, a large gap in the wall was strewn with collapsed sandstone and car crash debris, marking the spot where the impact occurred. A picture published on social media showed the overturned car with a crumpled bonnet and lying at an angle across the carriageway nearly perpendicular to the direction of the road.
The wall is the perimeter of the Grade II listed Seneshchal’s House, built in 1598, and lies within a 20mph zone and conservation area. Witnesses are being sought.
A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “At 4.30pm on Monday, June 6, police were called to reports of a collision on Main Street, Runcorn.
“The caller reported a white Nissan Note had collided with a wall and the driver had made off from the scene.
“Officers attended the scene and conducted a search of the area and there was no trace of the driver.
“Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and anyone with any information is asked to contact Cheshire Police at www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us , or on 101, quoting IML 1286769.”
