Driver fled after car crashed into Gainsborough home

By Shelley Marriott
Published 5th Apr 2021, 14:40 BST
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Three people ran away after the car they were in crashed into a house in Gainsborough.

Lincolnshire Police were called just before 2.30pm yesterday (Sunday, April 4) to reports of a car colliding with a house on Lea Road, Gainsborough.

Three people who were thought to have been in the car, which was a white Mazda, left the scene on foot.

Enquiries are ongoing to trace them.

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A section of the street was evacuated around concerns of a gas leak as a result of the crashA section of the street was evacuated around concerns of a gas leak as a result of the crash
A section of the street was evacuated around concerns of a gas leak as a result of the crash

The two people inside the house at the time of the incident were not seriously injured.

A section of the street was evacuated yesterday around concerns of a gas leak as a result of the crash. Once the area was declared safe and the house that was damaged was made structurally secure, all residents were returned to their homes.

If you have any information that you think might aid the investigation please do not hesitate to contact investigating officers by calling 101 quoting incident 208 of April 4, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.