Residents heard a loud bang and screeching tyres as a car crashed into the front of a house, taking out its bay window.

It happened on Havelock Street in Thornaby in the early hours of Tuesday (April 23) morning, at about 2am.

A vehicle is said to have reversed into another vehicle which then went into the front of the terraced home, police said.

The Northern Echo: Police at the scene on Tuesday (April 23) morning.Police at the scene on Tuesday (April 23) morning. (Image: TERRY BLACKBURN)

One neighbour said: “I was woken by a loud bang around 2am, I heard a vehicle screeching off and the next thing the street was full of blue lights.

“It’s the second time a vehicle has gone into a house on this street as it happened to another house not so long ago.”

Pictures from the scene show a gap where the window would have been with the lower part of the wall reduced to rubble.

The Northern Echo: Blinds flap in the wind where the window once was as the lower wall has been reduced to rubble.Blinds flap in the wind where the window once was as the lower wall has been reduced to rubble. (Image: TERRY BLACKBURN)

No one was injured and an investigation is underway.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: “Officers were called to an incident on Havelock Street, Thornaby, in the early hours of this morning (23rd April).

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“It was reported that a vehicle has reversed into another vehicle which then collided with a property causing significant damage. Fortunately, no one was injured.

“Enquiries are currently ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101, quoting reference number 073781.”