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Two people arrested after car crashes into property

Hayley HalpinBBC News NI
News imageBBC A white house with a navy Volkswagen Golf car parked outside. One wall of the house has been hit and is crumbling. BBC
The incident happened on Dorchester Park in south Belfast

Two people have been arrested after a car crashed into a property in south Belfast.

Police received a report at 03:45 BST that a blue Volkswagen Golf was driven into a wall, and then a conservatory, in Dorchester Park.

Residents who were in the property at the time had to be evacuated in the middle of the night.

A 21-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving while unfit and a number of additional driving-related offences. They both remain in custody.

News imageA white house, pictured from the path. There is a police cordon around it.
The scene remains cordoned off on Monday

"Extensive damage was caused to the vehicle involved, the property and three other vehicles in the area," Insp Colhoun said.

"This is a shocking incident, and it's only by sheer luck that we aren't dealing with much more serious consequences this morning," Colhoun said.

"The residents of the property had to be moved in the middle of the night, which was an extremely distressing experience for them."

Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.