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Belvedere crash: Car ploughs into London home as firefighters cut men free

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Firefighters were called to cut two people free from a car after it ploughed into a house in London.

Emergency serviceswere called to Beckett Close in Belvedere at around 4am this morning following reports of a Chrysler 300C colliding with a home. The owner of the home is understood to have escaped without injury.

A black Tesla model Y parked outside the home was spotted in birds-eye images of the scene with severe damage. Debris was strewn next to the home, with visible damage to the brickwork.

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A loud bang led to some local residents thinking a gas explosion had occurred. One told UK News In Pictures: "I thought something had exploded, it shook the windows."

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Reports say Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedics from the London Ambulance Service were also in attendance and that individuals were treated at the scene, strapped to spinal boards, immobilised and taken to a major trauma centre.

The road was closed off in both directions following the incident as experts work to assess the damage including the structural integrity of the house and whether the local gas supply was damaged.

The Mirror has approached the Metropolitan Police, the London Ambulance Service London Fire Brigade for comment.

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