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| Van crashes into Maulden thatched cottage front door | Van crashes into Maulden thatched cottage front door |
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| A white van has crashed through the front door of a listed 16th Century thatched cottage. | |
| It is thought the vehicle came off at a bend on Ampthill Road, in Maulden, Bedfordshire, on Tuesday before it crossed a grass verge, went through a hedge and embedded itself in the house. | |
| A 34-year-old man from Maulden was arrested on suspicion of being unable to drive through drink or drugs. | |
| No-one is thought to have been hurt in the crash. | |
| Val Fossey, who lives in the cottage, said there was "a dreadful noise - like an earthquake" when the van struck. | |
| She was in the living room with her husband Steve when the van crashed into their home, which they have lived in for 14 years, at about 22:35 BST. | |
| "This van came flying over a hedge and crashed into our hall and kitchen," she said. "If I had left the room I don't know what would have happened. | |
| "We are not right on the bend and we are about 20 yards from the road," she said. "He must have been going fast to go over the verge." | |
| The couple are now waiting for structural engineers to look at the damage. | |
| "There are cracks going up the wall into the bedroom," Mrs Fossey said. | |
| "I don't know when we will be allowed back in." |