Car crashes into Ashington house after collision
Apr 22 2009 by Peter Taylor, The Journal
“The driver was OK but the police took him away for questioning.
“The driver of the other car, a Citroen, was taken to hospital but I don’t think he was seriously hurt. It’s the third time we have had a car in our front garden. The lamppost gets hit nearly every month.’’
Residents in the area have complained that the one-way street in First Avenue at the junction with Alexandra Road is not clearly signposted. Neighbour Linda Bell said: “They come along First Avenue the wrong way and go straight across the road. My daughter had just parked in the one-way street when this car came past in the other direction and there was a crash.
“She had just pulled up and could have been involved in an accident herself.’’
Police are investigating the accident but said no action was being taken against the drivers.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Just before 5.15pm on Monday, April 20, police were called to a report of a two-vehicle collision on the junction between First Avenue and Alexandra Road in Ashington.
“The cars involved were a Vauxhall Astra and a Citroen Xsara. As a result of the collision one of the cars collided with the wall of a house in Alexandra Road.
“It caused damage to it and a structural engineer was called and the car was removed safely. No one suffered any serious injuries.”
A Northumberland County Council spokeswoman said: “We are waiting for information from the police and when we have the information it will be fully investigated.”
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