A driver was arrested after fleeing at the scene and abandoning their vehicle which did not have insurance.
26.01.2022 - 17:44 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Residents on a busy Rochdale road were 'shook' from their sleep after a car ploughed into a home on their street.
Earlier this morning (January 26) dramatic pictures showed the devastating wreckage left behind from the car that smashed through metal railings on Rochdale Road and crashed into a home on the street.
Three houses were left with damage, after the smash at around 2am.
The home that the car directly crashed into had it's windows completely smashed through and had to be boarded up with debris piled up in front of the house and some car parts strewn across the three homes and pedestrian walkway.
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Police closed off Rochdale Road in Milnrow while fire crews and paramedics also attended the scene.
The road was later reopened at 5am.
One resident who lived on Rochdale Road said they were woken up by a 'rumbling' during the early hours of the morning and when they went to see what had happened they were met with a black Audi that had smashed into their neighbours home.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News they said: "I heard a rumbling and it shook me out of bed.
"It was about 1.45am, I was one of the first ones down here, it was me and a copper and all I saw was a car that had gone through the railings and smashed into the house.
"I stayed for a bit and they started
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