Carlton Colville: Driver seriously injured in conservatory crash
BBCA driver has suffered serious injuries after a car crashed into the brick conservatory of a house.
The silver BMW hit the building in Wharfedale, Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, just before midnight on Tuesday. The driver, who is in his 20s, remained in hospital.
Suffolk Police said significant damage was caused to the building but no-one inside was hurt.
Owner Derek Harrington said when it happened he "thought it was thunder".
"I jumped up from bed and then looked around the house - nothing was wrong with the house but then I couldn't open the conservatory door because of all the rubble that was in front of [it]," he said.
"At least the conservatory saved me [from having to move out].
"I'm lucky in some respects because [otherwise] it would have gone straight through the front room."
Police said the driver had serious injuries and was in a stable condition in hospital.
The force appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.
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