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| Homes are damaged after 4x4 crash | Homes are damaged after 4x4 crash |
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| Two houses in Larne have been badly damaged after a 4X4 crashed into the properties on Friday night. | Two houses in Larne have been badly damaged after a 4X4 crashed into the properties on Friday night. |
| It happened at Walnut Gardens in the County Antrim town shortly before 2130 BST. | It happened at Walnut Gardens in the County Antrim town shortly before 2130 BST. |
| A police spokesman said initial inquiries suggested the vehicle was driven into the houses deliberately. | A police spokesman said initial inquiries suggested the vehicle was driven into the houses deliberately. |
| It understood the 4x4 was set on fire after the crash. Two men, believed to have been in the vehicle, were seen fleeing the scene. | It understood the 4x4 was set on fire after the crash. Two men, believed to have been in the vehicle, were seen fleeing the scene. |
| No-one was in either of the houses at the time of the incident. | No-one was in either of the houses at the time of the incident. |
| The 4x4 is understood to have been set on fire after the crash | The 4x4 is understood to have been set on fire after the crash |
| Elizabeth Logan, whose mother lives in one of the houses, said: "As far as we're aware there was a car reversed into the front of her neighbour's house and once the two culprits were out, they fire bombed the car. | Elizabeth Logan, whose mother lives in one of the houses, said: "As far as we're aware there was a car reversed into the front of her neighbour's house and once the two culprits were out, they fire bombed the car. |
| "That's caught my mum's house on fire as well and there's a lot of structural damage. | "That's caught my mum's house on fire as well and there's a lot of structural damage. |
| "It's just fortunate that my mum, who's staying with her sister, was away at the time. | "It's just fortunate that my mum, who's staying with her sister, was away at the time. |
| "I'm still in shock - I couldn't believe it whenever my sister phoned last night to say about it." | "I'm still in shock - I couldn't believe it whenever my sister phoned last night to say about it." |
| Bobby McKee, who is the mayor of Larne, said he was "pleased that there was nobody in the houses". | |
| "Certainly in this area, this is a very unusual incident," he added. | "Certainly in this area, this is a very unusual incident," he added. |