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Lowestoft embedded car: Driver remains in serious condition | Lowestoft embedded car: Driver remains in serious condition |
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The driver of a car that crashed and ended up embedded in a house in Suffolk remains in a serious condition in hospital. | The driver of a car that crashed and ended up embedded in a house in Suffolk remains in a serious condition in hospital. |
The red Audi TT left the road and crashed into the home in Long Meadow Walk, Lowestoft, in the early hours of Sunday. | The red Audi TT left the road and crashed into the home in Long Meadow Walk, Lowestoft, in the early hours of Sunday. |
The driver, who the BBC understands to be Lewis Richardson and in his 20s, suffered serious head injuries. | The driver, who the BBC understands to be Lewis Richardson and in his 20s, suffered serious head injuries. |
Three people were in the house at the time of the crash but none was injured. | Three people were in the house at the time of the crash but none was injured. |
Mr Richardson had to be removed from the car by crews from the Suffolk Fire Service. | |
He was taken to the James Paget Hospital and then transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. | He was taken to the James Paget Hospital and then transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. |
The road was also closed because of fears of a gas leak from the house. | The road was also closed because of fears of a gas leak from the house. |
The accident happened at about 01:45 GMT and neighbours described the sound of the car going into the house as like an "explosion". | The accident happened at about 01:45 GMT and neighbours described the sound of the car going into the house as like an "explosion". |
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'. | 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'. |
"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'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." | "I reckon he must be about four feet off the ground, I've never seen anything like it." |
The car was removed from the house on Sunday, and engineers assessed the house for structural damage. | The car was removed from the house on Sunday, and engineers assessed the house for structural damage. |
Suffolk Police said the occupants had left the house while safety inspections continued. | Suffolk Police said the occupants had left the house while safety inspections continued. |
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