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| DEBRIS: The scene of the crash. Credit - West Midlands Fire Service |
The Peugeot 206 ploughed into the porch of the Helmswood Drive address at just after 4.30am.
The couple sleeping upstairs were woken by a large bang which they likened to a lorry unloading.
They looked down from the landing to see piles of bricks and timber, although they were more worried by the smell of gas and got out through the back of the property.
It later became apparent that the force of the impact had severed a gas main.
Crews from Sheldon Fire Station were called out to assess the damage, with police and council officers also attending the scene.
West Midlands Police confirmed the car had been stolen from nearby Holly Lodge Walk shortly before the crash. Officers are now hunting the thief, who is understood to have fled immediately after the collision. Anyone with information should call police on 101.
Yeah even my cousin who lives there in Castle Brom was telling me about this. That’s quite strange as I thought driver would be drunk to crash it like this way but still was in senses to run away. At that time I was working with a DUI lawyer and he told me that chances are there that he wasn’t drunk but lost control of vehicle.
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