Driver hurt after car crashes into house near Chirk

The car ended up upside down after crashes into the house in Chirk Bank <i>(Image: Ellesmere Fire Station)</i>
The car ended up upside down after crashes into the house in Chirk Bank (Image: Ellesmere Fire Station)
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A motorist whose vehicle careered into a house near Chirk on Saturday night sustained potentially serious injuries in the crash.

The man had been behind the wheel of the Seat when it crashed into the Old Post Office on Canal View in Chirk Bank just after 10pm on Saturday, October 31.

West Midlands Ambulance Service has confirmed that the driver was taken to hospital for further treatment.


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A spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a car which had collided with a property on Canal View, Chirk Bank, Wrexham at 10.01pm on Saturday, October 31.

"One ambulance attended the scene.

"The driver, a man, sustained potentially serious injuries in the collision. He received treatment on scene before being conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further care."

Firefighters from Ellesmere who attended the scene shared shocking pictures of the aftermath, in which the vehicle could be seen upside down having crashed through a downstairs window of the property.

Nobody else was injured in the incident.

 

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