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Car Crashes Into House, Causing Partial Collapse
4 Oct
Summary
- A car crashed into a house, causing a partial collapse.
- One man was arrested on suspicion of being unfit through drink or drugs.
- Firefighters rescued a resident using a ladder from the rear of the property.
Emergency services were called to a property on Ninefields, Waltham Abbey, Essex, late on Friday evening after a car collided with the building. The impact caused a significant portion of the house to collapse, with a first-floor room and its contents falling onto the car's roof.
Firefighters, police, and paramedics arrived to find a silver Skoda lodged inside the damaged home, with smoke emanating from the vehicle. Authorities confirmed that no one was trapped within the car itself.
During the rescue operation, one resident was safely removed from the rear of the property by fire crew using a ladder due to the structural damage at the front. A woman was also taken to the hospital for a precautionary assessment.
Police arrested one man at the scene on suspicion of being unfit through drink or drugs. He was subsequently transported to the hospital for treatment. The area was cordoned off following the incident, and the scene was left with the police and residents.
