Truck set on fire after being reversed into front of Hartlepool home as two men in balaclavas flee scene

The incident happened on Serpentine Gardens in Hartlepool at around 7.45pm on Tuesday, April 7.

The victim, who was watching TV at the time, heard a loud bang and an explosion.

He opened the front door and saw black smoke billowing from the front of the truck, and two men – who were wearing black clothes and balaclavas – running towards a light-coloured vehicle.

They jumped into the rear of the vehicle and it drove off.

The truck is described as white cabbed Ford flatbed truck with a cage on the back.

A Cleveland Police spokesman said “substantial” structural damage was caused to the property. An investigation is underway.

Contact Hartlepool CID on 101, quoting event number 54025.

Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111, or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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