Horror as Tesla ploughs into UK home in late-night smash as rubble scattered over street
A Tesla car crashed into a house on Bag Lane in Atherton, Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, with two people taken to hospital following the late-night collision
Crews descend after a Tesla ploughs into a house in Atherton(Image: submitted)
The front of a property has been devastated after a Tesla motor ploughed straight into it. Emergency crews rushed to Bag Lane, in Atherton, Wigan borough, at 11.23pm last night (June 4).
Two fire engines raced to the scene, close to the junction with Mealhouse Lane, along with police officers and paramedics. Greater Manchester Police confirms a woman sustained minor injuries in the collision.
One police vehicle remains stationed at the location this morning (Friday). Photographs reveal metal barriers positioned outside the front of a property on Bag Lane, where the front door appears to have been torn away during the smash.
Bricks have also been knocked loose above the entrance, with a considerable amount of wreckage scattered across the pavement outside. The window has been boarded up, while the footpath has been cordoned off outside the residence, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) confirms two individuals received treatment at the scene from paramedics, before being transported to hospital. Specialist equipment was deployed to make the area safe.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “Shortly after 11:23pm yesterday evening (Thursday, June 4), two fire engines and an enhanced rescue unit from Atherton, Hindley and Leigh fire stations were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving an electric car and a house on Bag Lane in Atherton, Manchester. Crews arrived quickly on the scene.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel, covering jets and battery-operated cutting equipment to mitigate the risk of a fire and worked with GMP to make the area safe.
“Colleagues from North West Ambulance Service treated two people at the scene and took them to hospital. Firefighters were in attendance for around two hours.”
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