Three people in hospital after crash knocks parked cars into house in Arlesley

A car smashed through the front of a house and three people were taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash.

Emergency services were called to High Street in Arlesey in Bedfordshire just after 1.30am, when a black BMW was knocked into the wall of the house.

Police said the crash was caused when a car collided with several parked vehicles and one was shunted into the house.

One person had to be rescued by fire crews, and two people were treated by medics before being taken to hospital.

Paramedics described the injuries as 'serious, but not life-threatening'.

A number of houses had to be evacuated as a precaution while gas engineers worked to determine if the destroyed house was safe.

Police said four people had been arrested in connection with the incident.

A spokesperson from East of England Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 1.38am with reports that a car had crashed into a house in the High Street in Arlesey.

"Three ambulances, an ambulance officer vehicle, the Hazardous Area Response Team and a response car from the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

"Three patients were transported by road to the Lister Hospital for further assessment and treatment."

In a statement, a spokesperson for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 1.40am on 5 July to an incident on Arlesley High Street.

"Crews from Stopsley, Shefford and Biggleswade attended a road traffic accident involving five vehicles.

"There were three casualties, one rescued by rescue equipment. Two casualties treated by medics. "As the accident involved a house, the gas board came along and capped the gas and a structural engineer was on scene. Scene safety was left the police."

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