Pictures show County Durham home boarded up after car smashes into front of property

A home was left badly damaged after a car smashed into the front of the property in a County Durham village.

Pictures show County Durham home boarded up after car smashes into front of property

A home has been boarded up after a car smashed into the front of it in a County Durham village.

Emergency crews were called to East View in Easington Colliery at 3.18pm on Saturday (September 26).

Firefighters helped make the home safe after it was left with a hole in the wall, and the gas board dealt with a suspected gas leak.

Pictures show a red car still outside the property with its bonnet up and airbag deployed, while substantial damage can be seen to the front of the house.

The damaged house in East View, Easington Colliery.

Bricks have been left strewn across the ground including from a small outhouse building, with fencing knocked down.

No injuries were reported.

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We were alerted to a collision between a car and a house in Easington Colliery at 3.18pm on Saturday.

"We dispatched an emergency ambulance crew, a hazardous area response team crew, and a clinical team leader.

"Fortunately there were no injuries. We kept one crew on scene while the fire service and gas company secured the property against a suspected gas leak before standing down."

A County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We attended an incident yesterday in Easington village involving one private motor vehicle and a domestic property.

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"There were no casualties as a result of this incident and together with our emergency colleagues we made the vehicle and scene safe before handing the scene to the police."

The circumstances surrounding the crash have yet to be confirmed.

The Northern Echo has contacted Durham Police for more information.