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Derby family abandons home after chip shop crash | Derby family abandons home after chip shop crash |
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A family had to abandon their house when a car crashed through the living room after smashing into a chip shop. | A family had to abandon their house when a car crashed through the living room after smashing into a chip shop. |
It happened at about 00:30 GMT on the junction of Beaufort Street and Nottingham Road in Derby. | It happened at about 00:30 GMT on the junction of Beaufort Street and Nottingham Road in Derby. |
Linda Dietrichsen, who was evacuated from her family home with her six-year-old granddaughter, said she was "terrified" for their safety. | Linda Dietrichsen, who was evacuated from her family home with her six-year-old granddaughter, said she was "terrified" for their safety. |
She said the car hit the chip shop before it spun into neighbouring buildings, leaving her home unstable. | She said the car hit the chip shop before it spun into neighbouring buildings, leaving her home unstable. |
Derbyshire Police said the driver was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. | Derbyshire Police said the driver was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. |
"I woke up, with my granddaughter calling me, she said there was a 'big noise'," Ms Dietrichsen said. | "I woke up, with my granddaughter calling me, she said there was a 'big noise'," Ms Dietrichsen said. |
"I heard the commotion outside, I looked out of the bedroom window and saw dust clouds. | "I heard the commotion outside, I looked out of the bedroom window and saw dust clouds. |
"I came down, I didn't even realise that the door and the window and the wall had come down... it was a big mess." | "I came down, I didn't even realise that the door and the window and the wall had come down... it was a big mess." |
Firefighters helped Ms Dietrichsen and her family climb out over the debris to safety after the damage to their home. | Firefighters helped Ms Dietrichsen and her family climb out over the debris to safety after the damage to their home. |
The grandmother said: "I was shocked and terrified. I didn't know if the house was going to fall down any further. | The grandmother said: "I was shocked and terrified. I didn't know if the house was going to fall down any further. |
"I have a six-year-old granddaughter I was concerned about, and we were told we have to stay upstairs because the building is unsafe." | |
She added that they have been forced to move out and find somewhere else to live while repairs are made. | She added that they have been forced to move out and find somewhere else to live while repairs are made. |
"This is our little house, it has been for the last 12 years and to find no window, no door, no wall - is shocking," she said. | "This is our little house, it has been for the last 12 years and to find no window, no door, no wall - is shocking," she said. |
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