- CCTV footage shows a car with a pram speeding past mother and crashing into the house
- Moston Lane in north Manchester was closed on Tuesday after Jaguar crashed
- The garden wall of the property was destroyed and the front window was smashed
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a Jaguar speeds past a mother pushing a pram and plows into the front of a house.
Emergency services rushed to Moston Lane in north Manchester at around 3.45pm on Tuesday after the white 4×4 zoomed across the road and crashed into the house.
Several houses had to be evacuated and the road closed after the collision – compared to an ‘earthquake’ by neighbors – caused a suspected gas leak.
Video of the aftermath revealed the property’s garden wall had been destroyed and the windscreen shattered by the impact of the crash.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a Jaguar speeds past a mother pushing a pram and crashes into the facade of a house in north Manchester
In the footage, a woman preparing to cross the side road with a pram appears to breathe a sigh of relief and cross herself.
The driver then appears to exit the vehicle unharmed and inspect the damage as passersby crowd around the crumpled Jaguar.
A neighbor said: ‘There was a huge bang and everything shook. It looked like an earthquake. I thought it was an earthquake. Then the police came quite quickly.”
Another said the road was ‘covered in police’ and cordoned off shortly after the incident. “They were lucky no one was walking there,” he added. “The driver got out of the car, but he was fine.”
Another said: ‘I don’t understand how it happened. Everyone was lucky. Imagine them in the house, what they would have thought. They must have just been like, ‘what the fuck?'”
Emergency services rushed to Moston Lane about 3.45pm on Tuesday after the white 4×4 crossed the road and crashed into the house
Photos of the aftermath show the property’s garden wall in ruins and the windscreen shattered by the impact of the crash (pictured)
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: ‘At around 3.45pm on Tuesday, October 24, firefighters were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Moston Lane, Manchester.
‘One fire engine from Hollins and Leigh’s technical rescue unit were quickly mobilized to the scene. The incident involved a car colliding with a corner house.
‘The collision is believed to have caused a gas leak and adjacent properties have been evacuated as a precaution. The fire service remains at the scene and is working with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Cadent to make the area safe.”
A spokesperson for GMP said: ‘We were called after a car crashed into a house and no serious injuries were reported. The gas leak was stopped and homes were evacuated.
‘The road was closed. No arrests have been made.”