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| Royal Mail lorry hits couple's 'sold' Gosport house | Royal Mail lorry hits couple's 'sold' Gosport house |
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| A couple in Gosport who had agreed the sale of their house hope their buyer can wait for it to be repaired after a Royal Mail lorry ploughed into it. | A couple in Gosport who had agreed the sale of their house hope their buyer can wait for it to be repaired after a Royal Mail lorry ploughed into it. |
| Len and Anne Wiles' house in Wheatsheaf Mews, off Brockhurst Road was struck by the 7.5 tonne lorry while they were sleeping just after 06:00 GMT. | Len and Anne Wiles' house in Wheatsheaf Mews, off Brockhurst Road was struck by the 7.5 tonne lorry while they were sleeping just after 06:00 GMT. |
| Mr Wiles said: "I'm hoping our buyer can hang on until the house is repaired - it's a beautiful house." | Mr Wiles said: "I'm hoping our buyer can hang on until the house is repaired - it's a beautiful house." |
| The two bedroom property is due to be assessed for structural damage. | The two bedroom property is due to be assessed for structural damage. |
| 'Gaping hole' | 'Gaping hole' |
| Mrs Wiles said: "The house is sold and we put an offer on another property yesterday which was accepted. | Mrs Wiles said: "The house is sold and we put an offer on another property yesterday which was accepted. |
| "We don't know what's going to happen now, but at least we're all alive." | "We don't know what's going to happen now, but at least we're all alive." |
| The couple said they were dozing in bed "and the next thing all hell broke loose." | The couple said they were dozing in bed "and the next thing all hell broke loose." |
| Mr Wiles said: "Ten minutes earlier and I would have been on the stairs and either under the lorry or not here at all." | Mr Wiles said: "Ten minutes earlier and I would have been on the stairs and either under the lorry or not here at all." |
| The couple said their first thoughts were for the lorry driver and if he was hurt. | The couple said their first thoughts were for the lorry driver and if he was hurt. |
| "We were trapped in our bedroom as there was a gaping hole where the stairs were," Mrs Wiles said. | "We were trapped in our bedroom as there was a gaping hole where the stairs were," Mrs Wiles said. |
| The couple said police and the fire service had told them the lorry was the only thing holding the house up. | The couple said police and the fire service had told them the lorry was the only thing holding the house up. |
| Mrs Wiles added: "They are worried that when they take the lorry out of the wall it might all collapse." | Mrs Wiles added: "They are worried that when they take the lorry out of the wall it might all collapse." |
| 'Expecting a parcel?' | 'Expecting a parcel?' |
| The couple's neighbours have also had to leave their homes which suffered structural damage during the impact. | The couple's neighbours have also had to leave their homes which suffered structural damage during the impact. |
| Following the crash firefighters had to remove a window from the first floor to rescue the couple who are in their 60s. | |
| Mr Wiles said: "The fireman poked his head through the window and said, 'were you expecting a parcel?'" | Mr Wiles said: "The fireman poked his head through the window and said, 'were you expecting a parcel?'" |
| The lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution. The couple were treated at the scene for shock by ambulance crews. | The lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution. The couple were treated at the scene for shock by ambulance crews. |
| In a statement Royal Mail said: "We are carrying out an internal investigation into the circumstances and we are thankful that no-one was injured as a result of this accident." | In a statement Royal Mail said: "We are carrying out an internal investigation into the circumstances and we are thankful that no-one was injured as a result of this accident." |
| The couple said they had yet to hear from Royal Mail. | The couple said they had yet to hear from Royal Mail. |
| The A32 Brockhurst Road in Gosport has been closed in both directions between Eastbourne Avenue and Elson Road. | The A32 Brockhurst Road in Gosport has been closed in both directions between Eastbourne Avenue and Elson Road. |