Range Rover ploughs into the front of a terraced house in Liverpool
Moment Range Rover ploughs into the front of a terraced house in Liverpool after two youths pelt it with bricks
- CCTV footage shows a car ram into the front of a house in Liverpool yesterday
- The Range Rover was earlier filmed driven aggressively in the Tuebrook area
- Youths were also spotted pelting stones at the vehicle as it drove towards them
- The house was seriously damaged and the car was found abandoned and on fire
A video captures the shocking moment a Range Rover rammed into a house in Liverpool yesterday, after being pelted with bricks in the street.
CCTV footage shows the car being driven aggressively in the Tuebrook area of the city as it reversed into the front bay window of the home and caused bricks and masonry to come tumbling down.
Prior to this, two youths were captured on camera taunting the driver by throwing stones at the vehicle. A third person was also seen on the car bonnet at one point.
The front of a house in Liverpool was left severely damaged after a car reversed into it. Three youths were also recorded taunting the driver in the run-up to the incident
Bang: CCTV shows the car covered in bricks and debris after ramming into the front of the house
Merseyside Police said they responded to reports of a car being driven into the house several times.
Following the collision at around 5.35pm on Wednesday, March 9, the Range Rover sped off from the scene.
It was later found abandoned and in flames by police in Old Swan, Liverpool, at around 10.50pm.
The burnt vehicle has been seized by police for forensic examination.
Officers confirmed that no injuries were reported in connection with the ramming incident. However, the front of the home suffered serious damage.
Two youths were captured on camera taunting the driver by throwing stones at the vehicle. A third person was also seen on the car bonnet at one point.
A man who lives nearby, who did not wish to be named, said he heard shouting in the street and looked out of the window.
He said: ‘I knew my wife was coming home soon so I looked out of the window. We always have trouble on this street and I wanted to make sure it was safe.
‘When I looked out I saw all of this. I am terrified.’
The man claimed there is ‘always something going on’ in the street and that he often sees ‘men fighting in the road’.
He said: ‘We see men fighting in the road on the corner quite a lot but we have never had anything this bad.
‘I couldn’t believe what I was seeing tonight. I have a wife and kids, it’s very scary.’
Police cordoned off the street throughout the day, with the car used in the ram later found abandoned and on fire
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward with information about yesterday’s incident
Merseyside Police have called for any witnesses to come forward.
Detective Inspector Chris Saidi said: ‘We are appealing for anyone who was in the Glamis Road area around 5.30pm last night who saw the Range Rover or captured anything significant on dash-cam, mobile phone or doorbell camera to contact us.
‘We believe the Range Rover would have suffered damage during the incident and I would ask anyone who may have seen it leaving the area or prior to it being found in the Old Swan area to get in touch.’
Anyone with information is asked to call Merseyside Police on 101 or online quoting reference 22000167122. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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