Car smashes through care home wall with eight people injured
The BMW crashed through the wall of Highcliffe Care Home in Witherwack, Sunderland, at about 9.40pm on Wednesday.
A huge hole has been left in the side of the building, with rubble and debris scattered inside and the brick wall cracking.
Police, the fire service and paramedics were all called to the scene, where patients living at the care home were evacuated.
It's not yet clear whether the eight injured people were patients at the care home, staff, or a mixture of both.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We received a call at 9.41pm on July 9 to reports to a vehicle colliding into a premises in the Whitechurch Road area of Sunderland. More Trending
'We dispatched three emergency ambulance crews, a specialist paramedic, a duty officer, a clinical team leader, three crews from our Hazardous Area Response Team (Hart), our tactical advisor, our tactical commander, and two crews from our patient transport service (PTS) to the scene.
'We assisted with the evacuation of residents at the property and eight patients were conveyed to hospital.'
Metro has contacted Northumbria Police and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service for more details
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