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HUDDERSFIELD PENSIONER FUMING AS UBER SMASHES INTO WALL AND BURSTS INTO FLAMES
A pensioner was sat in her home watching TV when a car smashed into her garden wall and burst into flames. Susan Hogsdon believed that she was safe at home when the terrifying crash happened, which destroyed her front garden wall and narrowly avoided her house in Huddersfield. Susan told YorkshireLive that she “could have been in a lot of trouble” if the car had smashed through the wall of her home, as she had been just metres away at the time. Susan said: “I was watching TV when I heard a bang and looked out of my window. I saw two young men jumped out and ran off. I didn’t think anything of it and continued watching TV. “A neighbour from across the road ran
firefighters from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue for putting the fire out in time to save her own vehicle from being damaged. She said: “[The] wall and fence [are] down, but thankfully I’m alright.” The scary crash happened around 11pm on Sunday, 6 February.
over and shouted ‘Sue, Sue, get out!’ “The crash had set the Uber cab on fire and there were flames everywhere. They were worried that there might be an explosion and I would be hurt.” Susan’s own car was parked just inches from the blaze, but she has thanked
Susan added: “One of the lads was laughing as he jumped out of the car as if it was all some huge joke.” A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “The incident followed what is believed to be a deliberate road traffic collision involving the same vehicle and another vehicle on Chestnut Street moments earlier. Officers are making enquiries to establish the facts relating to the incident.”
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