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Watch: BMW still at the scene after smashing into West Midlands home

These pictures reveal the damage after a high powered saloon car ploughed into a Telford home at the weekend.

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The BMW saloon car hit a semi-detached house off the B5061 Holyhead Road in Ketley at around 10.30am on Sunday and badly damaged a corner of the house including the front door. 

 BMW car smashes into house in Ketley Telford
BMW car smashes into house in Ketley Telford

999 calls were made and the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police all attended.

Daniel Watkins described the state of the house when he saw it shortly after the crash: "When I was walking past, I saw there was quite a few police cars, ambulance and fire engine where the road had been taped off.

"The state of the house when looking up close looked extremely bad as the front door is completely twisted and most likely off its hinges.

A BMW car smashed into a house in Ketley, Telford
A BMW car smashed into a house in Ketley, Telford
A BMW car smashed into a house in Ketley, Telford
A BMW car smashed into a house in Ketley, Telford

"When looking at the brick wall it was a completely different story with a BMW wedged into the side of the house with the bricks all over the car leaving the house unsafe and exposed."

On Monday, the high powered BMW was still lodged in the family home as efforts were set to begin to move it.

A BMW car smashed into a house in Ketley, Telford
A BMW car smashed into a house in Ketley, Telford

The images shot by the Shropshire Star on Monday show the extensive damage to the semi-detached property.

Following the incident on Sunday, a statement from the SFRS said: "Saloon vehicle involved in collision with domestic building which has sustained severe damage. Crews have isolated external gas supply and no further action can be taken by crews until electrics and internal gas isolated to property by utilities companies.

"Structural engineer to attend to carry out inspection. All casualties in care of ambulance service."

West Midlands Ambulance Service said they attended but the occupant refused treatment.

A spokesperson said: "We were called at 10.35am on Sunday (10th November 2024) to reports of a car which had collided with a property on Holyhead Road, Ketley, Telford. One ambulance attended the scene. The driver, a man, declined assessment and was discharged on scene. Two occupants of the property were assessed and discharged on scene."

West Mercia Police said they were called at 10.30am.

A spokesperson said: "We received a call around 10:30am yesterday morning with a report of a road traffic collision on Holyhead Road , Ketley. Officers arrived to find a car had collided with a property."

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