Men flee crash after car destroys garage

Part of a red car can be seen crashed through a garage. The tiled roof of the building is on top of the car and a battered steel garage door can be seen off its hinges. There are boxes and other items that were inside the garage around the wheels of the car. Cambridgeshire Constabulary

A garage has been destroyed after a car smashed through the building at the back of a house in the early hours of the morning.

It happened in Albany Walk, in Woodston, Peterborough, at about 00:30 BST on Friday.

Cambridgeshire Police said two men were seen running away from the scene and have not yet been found.

No-one was injured, officers confirmed.

The front driver's side of a blue car has been pushed into brickwork on a wall of a garage. Bits of broken brickwork are on the car's bonnet.Contributed

The family's car, parked outside the garage, was also badly damaged

Part of a blue car after it has been pushed into brickwork in a garden after another vehicle crashed behind it. Bricks are strewn on a lawn and fence panels are broken near a child's trampoline.Contributed

The garage and the fence near the garden was damaged

A red car that has crashed through a garage. The tiled roof of the building is on top of the car and a battered steel garage door is off its hinges. There are boxes and other items that were inside the garage around the wheels of the car.Contributed

The homeowners said they were still assessing the damage

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