Crash bang whallop - car smashes into Gloucester house
WHEN a car smashed into the front room of a Linden home, it sounded "like a bomb going off".
Emergency services were called to Stanley Road shortly before 10am yesterday following reports a 79-year-old woman's silver Peugeot 207 had collided with another car, before accelerating into a terraced house on the corner of Stanley Road and Sydenham Terrace.
Zoe Stokes, 27, from Hempsted, was driving along the road in her Bronze Honda HR-V when the collision occurred.
Her two-year-old son Ramsay was strapped in the back of the car.
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"I was visiting my cousin who lives up the road," she said, adding that the cars collided where her son was sitting.
She then watched as the Peugeot accelerated into the house opposite.
The car hit the front wall of the home, just by the window of the front room, bringing a section of the wall down.
"It seemed like the driver was trying to do a U-turn but must have misjudged it," said Zoe.
"I'm so glad that no-one was hurt and there was no damage to my car but we are very shaken by the incident as it could have been a lot worse."
The driver was checked over by paramedics at the scene after receiving minor injuries.
Neighbour Sandra Aston left her house a matter of minutes before the incident with her daughter Becky.
"We were on our way to the library when my husband called to say that someone had smashed into the house next door.
"He said it was as if a bomb had gone off.
"When the emergency services arrived they put up a cordon and evacuated us and our neighbours on the other side.
"They said they would have to isolate the gas and the electricity and stabilise the building before we could go back home.
"We moved into the house just three months ago and have been really happy living in the area, so for this to suddenly happen has been a big shock."
Anyone with information related to the incident should call police on 101 quoting incident number 85 of June 13.
Comments
by Tickleprawn
Friday, June 15 2012, 12:39PM
“he_devil, seeing as this is my property, your comment, whether or not a misplaced attempt at humour, is in no way appreciated. I am extremely glad that no-one has been injured and am fully aware that it could have been a lot worse had the driver struck the gas pipes.
I would like to say that Michael Tuck have been nothing less than outstanding in their handling of the situation and I want to say how grateful I am to them for this.”
by NibNobs
Thursday, June 14 2012, 5:39PM
“I feel sorry for the nice little car”
by bonzaharris1
Thursday, June 14 2012, 5:30PM
“I for one didn't roll my eyes because of the age of the driver. For a start we do not know who hit who, or who was to blame for the collision. Nor do we know the age of the other driver for some reason, which unfairly discriminates against the elderley driver. Plenty of boy racers and girl racers for that matter these day, drive too fast and cause accidents. I had one car written off by an 18 year old drunk driver, who was alos disqualified from driving, so had no insurance and had taken his fathers car without consent. Another car parked outside my house severley damaged by a car which pelted around a blind bend bounced off a car coming the other way [incidently driven by an elderly man, who was not at fault] and into mine. He was under 40 years old and legged it never to be found as the car was not registered in his name. Best not to assume or speculate really and wait until the facts are known.”
by glosmuso
Thursday, June 14 2012, 12:38PM
“I can see the letting agent trying to explain that one away to prospective tenants..."Yes, there is some minor collision damage on the front wall, but they have provided a new much wider front window which lets in much more daylight into the lounge."
Good luck, Michael Tuck...
...or maybe this isn't the house up to let?”
by he____devil
Thursday, June 14 2012, 12:07PM
“Apparently, the crash caused £15,000 worth of improvements to the house”
by bert909
Thursday, June 14 2012, 11:57AM
“The phrase "Crash bang whallop" belongs in a Roadrunner cartoon.
I would not expect a newspaper to take such a light-hearted approach to reporting people's misery.”
by Citizen17
Thursday, June 14 2012, 11:26AM
“I'm sure I'm not the only person who looked for the driver's age, only to roll their eyes when they saw it.”
by Lecorche
Thursday, June 14 2012, 11:14AM
“I'm surprised that the little Pug look barely damaged.”