A neighbour heard a 'loud smash' and described the dramatic moment when a vehicle in the car park opposite his house mounted the pavement and crashed into the front of a neighbouring property. Emergency services were called to the incident in Bunny Lane, in the Rushcliffe village of Keyworth, at around 12.15pm on Thursday, August 26.
Firefighters attended and worked alongside Nottinghamshire Police and a team from Cadent Gas who made the area safe. Nobody was injured as a result of the crash but significant damage was caused to the affected property.
Neighbour Matt Harris, 29, who moved to Bunny Lane just before the pandemic, was in his house when the incident happened. He said: "I heard this loud smash and then I heard shouting so I thought that I'd better go and see what was happening.
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"The car completely smashed into the front of this house and it wasn't until about 5pm that they managed to remove it. The owners aren't there at the moment but I'm not sure where they are staying.
"We were worried because we could actually smell gas and we didn't know if it was from the car or if they had hit something in the house. I think there were three fire engines and about three or four police cars and the houses either side were evacuated while they sorted out the gas. I just don't know how it happened and you can still see where the pavement has been damaged from where the car mounted it."
A police cordon was still in place around the affected property on Friday, August 26, as investigations continued. On Thursday evening, Inspector Peter Shaw, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "The collision caused significant damage to the house, although thankfully nobody was injured during the incident.
"A scene remains in place while work is carried out to assess the structural damage caused to the building. We are in the process of carrying out further inquiries to establish what happened, so would urge anyone who has any information, CCTV, or dash-cam footage that could assist our investigation to come forward."
Mr Harris added: "One moment the car was just in the car park and then it was a straight run to the house. It's amazing that nobody was in the kitchen of the house because that is right at the front and they could have been injured.
"I'm sure that nobody feels particularly lucky at the moment but this could have been much worse. It's such a busy road and people are always walking down the pavement, so the fact that the car didn't hit anyone really is lucky." Anyone with information is asked to contact the police on 101, quoting incident 307 of August 25. Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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