Police issue appeal after car ploughs into front garden in Sunderland

The incident happened shortly after 5am on Saturday, August 1, near the junction between Kayll Road and Chester Road, in Sunderland.

The road was closed between Ewesley Road and Ormonde Street, in Sunderland, for a number of hours as emergency services dealt with the incident.

According to Northumbria Police, for reasons not currently known, a blue Volkswagen T-Roc crashed into the front of a house on Chester Road.

Emergency services attended the scene and the passenger of the vehicle, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

The driver of the vehicle, a man also in his 20s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He has been released on bail pending further investigation.

Northumbria Police said in a statement: “As part of ongoing enquiries, we are appealing for anyone who saw the blue Volkswagen T-Roc being driven in Sunderland before the collision to come forward.

“We are keen to hear from anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the moments leading up to the collision.”

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We received a call just after 5am to reports of a car in collision with a house near the junction between Kayll Road and Chester Road in Sunderland.

"We dispatched three ambulance crews, a doctor in a rapid response car, a hazardous area response team crew and a specialist paramedic.

"One unconscious patient was taken to the RVI in Newcastle after treatment from the doctor and paramedics for chest and pelvic injuries.

"Two other patients refused assessment from our crews and were taken to hospital by the police."