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| Man seriously hurt as crash leaves car embedded in home | Man seriously hurt as crash leaves car embedded in home |
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| A man, believed to be in his twenties, is seriously ill in hospital after a car crashed and ended up embedded in a house in Suffolk. | A man, believed to be in his twenties, is seriously ill in hospital after a car crashed and ended up embedded in a house in Suffolk. |
| Emergency services were called to Long Meadow Walk, Lowestoft, at about 01:45 GMT to find a red Audi TT had left the road and crashed into the home. | Emergency services were called to Long Meadow Walk, Lowestoft, at about 01:45 GMT to find a red Audi TT had left the road and crashed into the home. |
| The driver was removed from the vehicle and taken to the James Paget Hospital with serious head injuries. | |
| He has since been transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital. | He has since been transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital. |
| Three people were in the house at the time of the crash but no-one inside was injured. | |
| Keith Shales, 66, who lives in nearby Cotmer Road, said: "When I got there and saw the car through the hole in the hedge I thought that looks serious. | |
| 'Launch pad' | |
| "I've seen photos of cars going into people's houses before but from the pavement, through the bushes and the cars behind it - it was like a launch pad - it must have been for him to get that high. | |
| "I reckon he must be about four feet off the ground, I've never seen anything like it." | |
| Structural engineers are on site to inspect the property and police said the occupants had left the house while safety inspections continued. | |
| Sgt Bob Patterson, of Suffolk Police, said: "Collision investigators will be at the scene today as we try to ascertain exactly what has occurred. | |
| "At this early stage we could not speculate as to what has caused the crash." |