Shocking photos show damage after car smashes into home - homeowner tells of 'almighty bang'

A homeowner, who wishes to remain unnamed, tells the Express & Star of his shock after hearing an “almighty bang” when a grey Volkswagen smashed into his house on Huntington Terrace Road, Cannock, on Sunday evening.

The incident has left the homeowner in shock, and is currently in talks with an insurance company to fix the hole. Though has joked that he has now got free air-conditioning after a massive hole is left on his property.

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The man added: “I’m more than a little shocked, to be honest, and I've now got free air conditioning in my house, which I wasn't expecting.

“I was in the room, and I went out, and then I heard this almighty bang, and I thought it was something crashing outside, then, all of a sudden, this huge plume of dust came flying out into the house. I came outside, and I saw the car, and I was just in shock after that. I'm having to sort of talk to the insurance company right now, so I can't say very much at the moment, but it's a huge thing."

The incident has also shocked many in the area too.

One resident said: “I was in the house and I heard a loud bang, so I came out, and there were people everywhere. We've been told it was a young driver and he might have been about 9, although I don't know if anyone could confirm that. This road is usually very safe, so I don't know what happened exactly."

Another resident said "I saw it happen as I was hearing a noise outside, looked outside, and I saw the car sort of go off the road, and then run into the house.

"We were thinking it was someone who'd had a heart attack or had a medical episode.

"We ran up, opened the door, and it was this kid, maybe about 9.

"The police took about forty five minutes to get here an the ambulance took maybe an hour to get here.

"Fire services were here very quickly, but it was a real mess around here last night, with like 200 people, kids on bikes, and it was just a real scene around here. It was awful, and people speed down this road and they don't seem to take any care, so I'm surprised something like this hasn't happened more often."

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of an RTC involving one car on Huntington Terrace Road in Chadsmoor, Cannock at 6.20pm, yesterday, and sent an ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance to the scene. On arrival, crews found a boy, who they treated for serious injuries before conveying him under emergency driving conditions to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”

We have contacted police and are awaiting comment.

In the meantime, here are five images of the crash: