Five teens arrested after van ploughs into Stoke-on-Trent bungalow

One woman trapped under a collapsed wall had to be freed by firefighters

Author: Callum Parke & Dan DaviesPublished 21st Nov 2023

Five teenagers have been arrested after a van crashed into a house, causing a woman to become trapped under a collapsed wall.

Two 16-year-old boys, two 15-year-old girls and a 15-year-old boy were all detained after the incident near Stoke-on-Trent in the early hours of Sunday.

Staffordshire Police said a Ford Tourneo collided with a bungalow in Pacific Road, Trentham, at around 2.40am.

One woman trapped under the collapsed wall had to be freed by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, while another woman was also inside the property at the time. Neither were seriously injured.

The occupants of the van fled the scene but were later found following support from the National Police Air Service, police said.

The force said on Tuesday the two 16-year-old boys and one 15-year-old girl, from Stoke, had been arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking.

The second 15-year-old girl and the boy of the same age, also from Stoke, were detained on suspicion of dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking.

All have since been released on conditional bail, police said.

Anyone who has information that may help officers with their inquiries into the incident is urged to contact the force quoting incident 80 of November 19.

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