04/02/2008
Car Crashes Into Elderly Couples' Home
A car has smashed into the home of an elderly couple, causing enough structural damage to warrant its demolition.
The septuagenarian husband and wife from Lisburn were left shocked by the incident, but unhurt when the black Ford Focus careered into the Laurelhill road detached house at around 3am.
After crashing through the garden wall, the vehicle slammed into the side of the couple’s home before bursting into flames.
The emergency services arrived to find no sign of the driver, and astonishingly, no sign of injury around the crumpled wreck.
The couple has been living in the house for 40 years, but a structural engineer called to the scene to inspect the damage has said at least some of the house may have to be demolished and rebuilt.
A 19 year old man has been arrested in connection with the incident has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
(DW)
The septuagenarian husband and wife from Lisburn were left shocked by the incident, but unhurt when the black Ford Focus careered into the Laurelhill road detached house at around 3am.
After crashing through the garden wall, the vehicle slammed into the side of the couple’s home before bursting into flames.
The emergency services arrived to find no sign of the driver, and astonishingly, no sign of injury around the crumpled wreck.
The couple has been living in the house for 40 years, but a structural engineer called to the scene to inspect the damage has said at least some of the house may have to be demolished and rebuilt.
A 19 year old man has been arrested in connection with the incident has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
(DW)
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