Car crashes into house in Swanage

The driver was unhurt and no one was home at the time

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 15th Nov 2022

A car has driven into the front of a house in Swanage.

Fire crews were called to the property yesterday morning. (14 November)

They have described the incident as 'accidental.'

A spokesperson for Swanage Fire Station said:

"Earlier today we were mobilised to a car that had accidentally driven onto a building.

"This caused extensive damage to the property. Luckily there was no one in at the time and the driver of the car was unhurt.

"Crews made the scene safe and waited for a building control officer and a contracting team to make the building secure. We remained on scene until there was no further possibility of the building collapsing."

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