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Leeds family escapes injury as car hits home | |
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A Leeds family had to spend a night in a hotel after a car crashed through the wall of their living room. | A Leeds family had to spend a night in a hotel after a car crashed through the wall of their living room. |
The car came off Green Hill Road in Armley and hit a bus stop before smashing into Ibrahim Alhammadi's house at about 07:30 BST on Sunday. | The car came off Green Hill Road in Armley and hit a bus stop before smashing into Ibrahim Alhammadi's house at about 07:30 BST on Sunday. |
Firefighters had to cut the motorist free from the car. He was taken to hospital with injuries which were not thought to be serious, police said. | Firefighters had to cut the motorist free from the car. He was taken to hospital with injuries which were not thought to be serious, police said. |
The family was upstairs when the crash happened. | The family was upstairs when the crash happened. |
Family friend Abdul Hamadi said when he heard the sound of the crash he thought it was a gas explosion. | Family friend Abdul Hamadi said when he heard the sound of the crash he thought it was a gas explosion. |
He said the family's children were "very upset". | He said the family's children were "very upset". |
He said: "They're crying, they've lost their shoes and clothes, everything's missing." | He said: "They're crying, they've lost their shoes and clothes, everything's missing." |
Scaffolding was put up to make the building safe and engineers were carrying out structural checks on the home. | Scaffolding was put up to make the building safe and engineers were carrying out structural checks on the home. |
Police have appealed to witnesses to come forward. | Police have appealed to witnesses to come forward. |
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