Eight people were taken to hospital after a car crashed care Home While chasing the police.
Residents were evacuated after the accident at the high -faced care home in Witherwack, SunderlandAround 9.40 pm on Wednesday.
The North East Ambulance Service, Tains and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Northumbria police participated in the scene, where care was left a hole in one of the walls of the house.
Eight people were injured in the collision and rushed to the hospital inside the building. None of his injuries is considered a threat to life.
Northumbria police said a 21 -year -old man was arrested in connection with the incident on suspicion of dangerous driving and theft of a motor vehicle. Another man, aged 21, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.
Officials are under investigation into the accident and both people are in police custody.
Northumbria police said the car involved was a blue BMW, which was involved in the police chase.
The officials were following the vehicle after a report of a car. Nuclear Around 9.20 pm.
Northumbria police said: “The car involved in it has collided with the high -high care home premises on the Whichurch Road in Vithravak, causing structural damage.
“All residents and employees were brought for safety, rushed to the hospital with injuries to eight residents, believed that there was no threat to life.
“The building was evacuated as a precaution, in which temporary housing was arranged for the residents and their families.
“Two people, both were arrested in connection with the report at the age of 21, and are in police custody when we investigate further.
“We are working closely with our blue-light partners as well as local authority and NHS colleagues, to support the people involved.”
Carol Wilson, a resident’s wife, who was evacuated, told the BBC that she could not accept “her eyes” when she saw the damage.
66 -year -old Ms. Wilson said: “This [the car] Hit the house and hearing about the loss, we got a call at 11.10 am. I could not believe my eyes, the entire upper floor has come. ,
A spokesperson of the North East Ambulance Service said: “We received a call on Wednesday 9.41 am on Wednesday 9.41, which reports to report a vehicle colliding in a campus in the Whitchurch Road area of Sunderland.
“We sent three emergency ambulance crew, an expert paramedic, a duty officer, a clinical team leader, three crew from our dangerous area response team (heart), our strategic advisor, our strategic commander, and our patient sent two crew from Transport Service (PTS).
“We assisted the evacuation of residents in the property and eight patients were sent to the hospital.”
