County Durham home boarded up following crash

A County Durham home has been boarded up after a car crashed into the property on Saturday afternoon.

The incident happened shortly after 3pm on Saturday, September 26 in East View, Easington.

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.

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

A property on East View, in Easington, has been boarded up after a car crashed into the home on Saturday, September 26.placeholder image
A property on East View, in Easington, has been boarded up after a car crashed into the home on Saturday, September 26.

"Fortunately, there were no injuries.

"We kept one crew on scene while fire service and gas company secured the property against a suspected gas leak before standing down."

A spokesperson for County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received a report of a vehicle colliding with a house in the East View area of Easington Colliery.

“One crew from Peterlee attended to assist, leaving the area at 4.34pm.”

Durham Constabulary have been contacted by the Mail for a comment.

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