Shocking moment: Jaguar speeds past a mother pushing a pram along the pavement in Manchester before it crashes into the front of a house
- CCTV footage shows car with pram speeding past mother and crashing into house
- Moston Lane in north Manchester was closed following the Jaguar accident on Tuesday
- The property’s garden wall was destroyed and the front window was smashed
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a jaguar speeds past a mother pushing a stroller and plows into the front of a house.
Emergency services raced to Moston Lane, north Manchester, at around 3.45pm on Tuesday after the £69,995 electric Jaguar I-Pace sped across the road and crashed into the house.
Several homes had to be evacuated and the road was closed after the collision – likened to an “earthquake” by neighbors – led to a suspected gas leak.
A video of the aftermath showed the property’s garden wall destroyed and the front window shattered by the impact of the accident.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a jaguar speeds past a mother pushing a stroller and plows into the front of a house in north Manchester
In the footage, a woman who had been preparing to cross the side street with a stroller appears to breathe a sigh of relief and cross herself.
The driver then appears to get out of the vehicle unharmed and inspect the damage as passers-by crowd around the crumpled Jaguar.
A neighbor said: “There was a huge bang and everything shook.” It was like an earthquake. I thought it was an earthquake. Then the police came pretty quickly.’
Another said the street was “covered by police officers” and was cordoned off shortly after the incident. “They were lucky no one went there,” he added. “The driver got out of the car but was fine.”
Another said: “I don’t understand how it happened.” Everyone was lucky. Imagine them in the house, what they would have thought. They must have just been like, “What the fuck?”
Emergency crews raced to Moston Lane at around 3.45pm on Tuesday after the white SUV sped across the road and smashed into the house
Images of the aftermath show the property’s garden wall in ruins and the front window shattered by the force of the accident (pictured).
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At around 3.45pm on Tuesday, October 24, firefighters were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Moston Lane in Manchester.
“A fire engine from Hollins and the technical rescue unit from Leigh were quickly mobilized to the scene. In the incident, a car collided with the end of a terraced house.
“The collision has resulted in a suspected gas leak and adjacent properties have been evacuated as a precaution. “The fire service remains on scene and is working with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Cadent to make the area safe.”
A GMP spokesman said: “We were called after a car crashed into a house, no serious injuries were reported. “The gas leak has been isolated and houses have been evacuated.
“The road was closed. There were no arrests.”