Crews called after car crashes into front of house
A structural engineer was called to check the detached, two-storey building
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Firefighters were called to a crash after a car smashed into the front of a house.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) says it attended the scene in Lower Pingle Road in Ashbourne just before 11:00 BST on Monday.
One of the two occupants of the silver Volkswagen Golf was already out of the car when firefighters arrived, while a second was helped out by East Midlands Ambulance Service, the fire service said. Both were checked over by paramedics.
Police said one person was inside the house at the time of the crash however they did not report any injuries.
Fire crews from Ashbourne, plus Kingsway and Nottingham Road - along with the service's major rescue unit - attended the scene.
A structural engineer was called to check the detached, two-storey building.
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