Speeding car crashes through garden fence and into living room of a Kirkham home

A speeding car has crashed through a garden fence and into the living room of a home in Wesham, near Kirkham.
Two men were arrested after fleeing the scene of the crash in Blackpool Road A583 near Kirkham on Wednesday, March 6.Two men were arrested after fleeing the scene of the crash in Blackpool Road A583 near Kirkham on Wednesday, March 6.
Two men were arrested after fleeing the scene of the crash in Blackpool Road A583 near Kirkham on Wednesday, March 6.

Officers arrested two men after the Seat Leon crashed into the home off Blackpool Road/Preston New Road at around 12pm on Thursday afternoon (March 7).

The driver lost control on a stretch of road near Wareing Buildings, before the car mounted the pavement, ploughed into a garden fence and smashed its way into the home.

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Police said wet roads and excess speeds might have led to the driver losing control of the vehicle.

The driver and a passenger escaped the mangled car wreck uninjured, but were later arrested after a police pursuit.

The occupants of the home near Kirkham were uninjured, but the collision has caused thousands of pounds in damage.