Skip to content

Car 'deliberately reversed' into house many times

BBC Red and white barriers fence off the area outside the grey car in front of the smashed glass panels of the ground-floor windowBBC
No-one was home at the time of the incident

A car has been deliberately reversed into a house many times, causing "substantial damage" to the living room.

No-one was inside the property in Reed Avenue, Great Harwood, when a grey Nissan Juke was driven into it at about 01:00 BST, Lancashire Police said.

Officers found the car had been "driven a significant way into the living room".

No-one has been arrested but police are appealing for anyone with information or footage to contact them.

Grey Nissan Juke small hatchback in front of the house, with ground floor front window panels smashed open behind it. Some debris can be seen to the side of the car on the ground, next to the path to the the front door.
Police are hunting the driver who rammed into the Great Harwood house

A police spokesperson said work was "ongoing to understand the motivation for this attack", which was being treated as an isolated incident.

Det Insp Heather Martin added: "I understand that neighbours will be shocked and concerned by this incident and I want to reassure the Great Harwood community that we have a dedicated team of officers assigned to this case who are determined to identify those involved and bring them to justice."

Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.

Related internet links