Family unable to return home after car hit building

A family who were inside their first-floor flat when a car crashed into a house say they are unable to return to their home.

Emergency services were called to Hollinwood Lane at 22:50 GMT on Saturday after the car hit a parked vehicle, left the road and hit the building, which is owned by Calverton Miners Welfare in Nottinghamshire.

Charlotte Horton, 36, had been watching TV with her partner, and her six-month-old daughter had been asleep in the room "directly above" the crash and "woke up screaming", she said.

They were evacuated from the building and are unable to return until the damage has been assessed and repaired.

"We just heard two massive bangs that shook the whole building," said Miss Horton.

She has lived in the flat, which is connected to Calverton Miners Welfare, for five years and started renting it when she worked at the venue.

The family are now staying in a hotel while alternative accommodation is found.

"I never thought we'd go into the new year homeless," she said.

"My car was also written off, so we're left without any way of getting my stepdaughter to and from school when she goes back next week.

"I'm on maternity leave, and I should be at home enjoying the little one, but I'm having to worry and stress about this."

Calverton Miners Welfare closed for safety reasons following the crash.

Dean Wilson, chair of trustees, said structural engineers have been out to look at the property and agreed the club can open on Saturday.

He added Miss Horton's property has been marked as "unsafe and uninhabitable" because two main supports have been damaged and will need major work before a full survey can take place.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, and police said an investigation was ongoing.

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