Grays house crash on Christmas Day: Man bailed

No-one was injured as a result of the crash, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said

A man arrested after a car crash on Christmas Day in which a house was badly damaged has been bailed.

Firefighters had to use two support struts to stabilise the building in Grays, Essex, after it suffered "significant damage".

People inside the house were unhurt in the Argent Street crash, which happened at about 09:50 GMT, Essex Police said.

A man held on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving without a licence and insurance was taken to custody.

He was bailed until 16 January

The road was closed for hours while the scene was made safe, police said.

Police officers, a fire crew and workers from Cadent attended the scene at about 09:50 GMT

The BBC understands the people who lived at the house were staying elsewhere in the aftermath of the incident.

A neighbour, Ramona, who did not give her surname, said she gave the family who lived in the house refuge in the aftermath.

"She was shocked because her brother could have been in that room and the children couldn't go and pick some presents from the living room," she said.

"It was terrible, of course, she was shocked - she couldn't speak too much."