Three houses have had to be evacuated after a car crashed through the front window of a home late last night. 

Between 12.30am and 1.30am, a four-door blue Audi smashed into the living room of a home on Brierton Lane, near Eskdale Road, in Hartlepool. 

Currently, police officers are searching for the occupants of the vehicle, as they left the scene of the incident early this morning, abandoning their car. 

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The impact has caused a great deal of damage to the property and the house next door, with debris left all over the housing estate. 

Police officers remain on the scene, and pictures from the scene show the car is still inside the property. 

Thankfully, no one was injured during the incident. 

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A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Officers were called to Brierton Lane in Hartlepool at around 12.40am this morning (11th October) following reports a blue Audi had collided with a house.

"Fortunately, no one was injured and the residents of the property are staying at alternative accommodation.

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"Two neighbouring properties were evacuated as a precaution whilst the scene was made safe and those residents have now returned to their homes.

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"Enquiries are currently ongoing to locate the occupants of the vehicle and officers are appealing for anyone with information to call 101, quoting reference number 195039.

"If anyone has any relevant CCTV or dash cam footage, this can be uploaded here: https://unitedkingdom1cpp-portal.digital-policing.co.uk/cleveland/appeal/appeal-after-vehicle-collides-with-house-in-hartlepool."