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Car hits house and flips in New Street, Folkestone

19:00, 01 May 2017

A car careered into a house and then flipped onto its roof in a residential road.

The Peugeot 307 overturned after striking a home along the 30mph New Street in Folkestone.

The crash damaged an exterior wall of the house and a bay window, pushing bricks into the living room.

The Peugeot flipped onto its roof
The Peugeot flipped onto its roof

Emergency crews were called to the scene at about 12.30am this morning.

A man at the wheel of the car is reported to have walked away unscathed.

The car hit a nearby house
The car hit a nearby house
The car was pushed back onto its side
The car was pushed back onto its side

A neighbour who found a headlight of the car in a nearby garden described the road as "notorious for crashes".

The damaged house has since been boarded up.

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