This is the aftermath following a BMW driver crashing into a Poulton house

This was the scene of destruction after the driver of a BMW crashed into a house in Poulton yesterday
By James Graves
Published 6th Oct 2021, 11:24 BST
Updated 6th Oct 2021, 11:32 BST
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The driver was taken to hospital with "major-trauma related injuries" after their car smashed into a home in Staining Old Road, at the junction with High Cross Road and Normoss Road, at around 1am on Monday (October 4).

Police, firefighters and paramedics were sent to the house - which has suffered extensive damage in the collision.

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The property has since been boarded up and the owners appear to have had to move out following the crash.

The BMW crashed into the house at around 1am on MondayThe BMW crashed into the house at around 1am on Monday
The BMW crashed into the house at around 1am on Monday
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They were then handed into the care of paramedics before being taken to hospital for treatment.

A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said: "We took a man in his 30s to hospital with major-trauma related injuries."

Firefighters remained at the scene for around one hour and 40 minutes while they made the area safe.

The road was also closed while emergency services attended but it has since reopened.

A police cordon was also established around the property.