Car smashes into front of house in early hours
The car smashed into a terraced house on Edenfield Road in Rochdale
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A car has ploughed into a house damaging the window and front door.
The Volkswagen car had crashed into a lamppost before smashing into the terraced house in Rochdale shortly before 00:45 BST, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said.
Debris was strewn near to the house on Edenfield Road in Norden.
Three fire engines attended the scene and made it safe and those living in the house were able to evacuate, GMFRS said. The BBC has contacted Greater Manchester Police for more details.
The car hit a lamppost before ploughing into the house
A GMFRS spokeswoman said: "Shortly before 12:45am this morning three fire engines from Rochdale and Heywood fire stations were called to attend a road traffic collision involving one vehicle into a domestic property on Edenfield Road, Rochdale.
"Firefighters arrived quickly and made the scene safe using specialist equipment including lighting, gas monitors and a thermal imaging camera."
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